Shivappa Nayaka

Shivappa Nayaka
Shivappa
Statue of Keladi Shivappa Nayaka at Shivamogga
Reign1645–1660 (15 years)
PredecessorVirabhadra Nayaka
SuccessorChikka Venkatappa Nayaka
ReligionHinduism
Shivappa Nayaka's palace, Shivamogga, Karnataka
Front view of the Shivappa Nayaka palace
The famous Bekal Fort at Kasargod in Malabar, was built by Shivappa Nayaka

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]

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