Nayakas of Chitradurga

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Was a dynasty that ruled parts of eastern Karnataka during the post-Vijayanagara period.

Establishment

January 1647: Nayakas of Chitradurga (1588-1779 CE) ruled parts of eastern Karnataka during the post-Vijayanagara period. During the rule of Hoysala Empire and Vijayanagara Empire, they served as a feudatory chiefdom.

Chronology

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1. Anglo-Indian Wars

Were a series of wars fought by the British East India Company in the Indian Subcontinent that resulted in the British conquest and colonial rule of the region.

1.1.Anglo-Mysore Wars

Were a series of four wars fought during the last three decades of the 18th century between the Sultanate of Mysore on the one hand, and the British East India Company, Maratha Empire, Kingdom of Travancore, and the Kingdom of Hyderabad on the other. The fourth war resulted in the dismantlement of Mysore to the benefit of the East India Company, which took control of much of the Indian subcontinent.

1.1.1.Second Anglo-Mysore War

Was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784.

January 1780: Having been betrayed by the Marathas and some local officers, Madakari Nayaka was defeated by Hyder Ali, taken prisoner and killed.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1701: During the reign of Chikka Devaraja (r. 1672-1704), the Kingdom of Mysore grew to include Salem and Bangalore to the east, Hassan to the west, Chikkamagaluru and Tumkur to the north and the rest of Coimbatore to the south.

January 1714: The Sandur state was founded around 1713 by a Maratha Shrimant Sidalji Ghorpade, who died in 1715 without any heir. From 1731 until the accession to India, the Sandur state was ruled by Marathi Brahmin royals.