Madakari Nayaka

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Madakari Nayaka
Born	13 October 1742 Janakal, Hosadurga, Chitradurga District
Died	1779 Srirangapattana
Cause of death	Died in Srirangapatana Prison after captured by Tippu Sultan and his Father.
Other names	Raja Veera Madakari Nayaka, Gandugali Madakari Nayaka, Durgada Huli or Madakari Nayaka V
Known for	King of Chitradurga
Title	Madisida Kariya Madavadagisida Madakari Nayaka
Predecessor	Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka II
Successor	None

Ontisalaga Madakari Nayaka or Madakari Nayaka V or Karigundi Nayaka (1742 - 1782) was the last Nayaka ruler of Chitradurga, India. He belongs to Bedar Nayaka caste and is considered to be the greatest of the Nayakas of Chitradurga and also Sirsi and Karigundi. He ruled from 1754 to 1779. He also gained the title of Eppatelu Palegarara Ganda/Minda (Superior ruler over 77 palegaras) by Peshwa Madhavrao I after he helped him win the Nidagallu Fort.^[1]

In fiction[]

• Durgaastamana by T. R. Subba Rao is a semi-historical novel based on the life of Madakari Nayaka. It won the Sahitya Akademi award posthumously in 1985
• Gandugali Madakari Nayaka by B. L. Venu is another semi-fictionalised book detailing the life of Madakari Nayaka.

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