Chitradurga Nayaka Kingdom | |||||||||
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| 1588–1779 | |||||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||||
| Capital | Chitradurga | ||||||||
| Official languages | Kannada | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern | ||||||||
• Established | 1588 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1779 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Nayakas of Chitradurga (1588–1779) were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of eastern Karnataka during the post-Vijayanagara period, centered at Chitradurga. During the rule of the Hoysala Empire and the Vijayanagara Empire, they served as a feudatory chiefdom. Later, after the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, they ruled at times as an independent chiefdom and at other times as a vassal of the Mysore Kingdom, Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire. Their territories merged into the Kingdom of Mysore under British rule.