Madakari Nayaka V
Indian royalty
Madakari Nayaka V, also known as Veera Madakari Nayaka, was the last ruler of the Nayakas of Chitradurga. He ruled the central Karnataka kingdom from 1758 until 1779, when Chitradurga Fort was captured by Hyder Ali and incorporated into the Kingdom of Mysore.
Background and accession
The Chitradurga Nayakas had emerged as local governors under the Vijayanagara Empire and became effectively independent after the empire lost control of its heartland in the late 16th century. Their territory in central Karnataka was organised around Chitradurga Fort, which served as the political and military centre of the kingdom.
Madakari succeeded Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka II. The Chitradurga district administration dates the beginning of his reign to 1758. He is numbered Madakari Nayaka V in the conventional list of the dynasty's rulers, although the numbering of rulers named Madakari varies in some accounts.
Reign
Madakari's reign coincided with a struggle between the expanding Kingdom of Mysore and the Maratha Empire for control of central Karnataka. Chitradurga occupied an increasingly difficult position between these powers. Its rulers negotiated with the Marathas in the hope that Maratha support would preserve the kingdom's independence, while Madakari at other times cooperated with Hyder Ali.
Hyder Ali's forces clashed repeatedly with Chitradurga during the 1760s and 1770s.
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