Vishwanath Dev Gajapati

Vishwanath Dev Gajapati
Nauna-Gajapati
Raja of Nandapur
Reign1527–1571
PredecessorBhairava Dev
SuccessorBalaram Dev I
Born1500 (1500)
Nandapur, Odisha
Died1571(1571-00-00) (aged 70–71)
Rayagada, Odisha
IssueBalaram Dev I
FatherBhairava Dev
ReligionHinduism

Vishwanath Dev Gajapati was the king of Jeypore who established a kingdom in the region of southern Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh. The Silavamsa king Pratap Ganga Raja died without any male heir, only leaving behind his wife and daughter Lilavati who married Vinayak Dev, the ruler Gudari and Great Grandfather of Vishwanath Dev Gajapati.[1]

  1. ^ Datt, Tara; Senapati, Nilamani; Sahu, Nabin Kumar (2016). "Odisha District Gazetteers: Koraput" (PDF). Bhubaneshwar: Gopabandhu Academy of Administration. pp. 37–40.