Shivappa Nayaka | |
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Reign | 1645–1660 (15 years) |
Predecessor | Virabhadra Nayaka |
Successor | Chikka Venkatappa Nayaka |
Religion | Hinduism |
Shivappa Nayaka (ಶಿವಪ್ಪ ನಾಯಕ) (1618–1663),[1] popularly known as Keladi Shivappa Nayaka, was an Indian king and ruler of the Keladi Nayaka Kingdom. The Keladi Nayakas were successors of the Vijayanagara Empire in the coastal and Malnad (hill) districts of Karnataka, India, in the late 16th century. He was known as Sistina Shivappa Nayaka because he introduced a tax system called Sist.[2]