Nagama Nayaka

Ariyanatha Mudaliar - Rise To Power
... The regions were brought primarily under the control of the Nayaka kingdoms of Madurai, Tanjore and Senji ... Though the different Nayaka regions were autonomous, they all acknowledged the sovereignty of the Vijayanagara and its emperor Krishnadevaraya ... Krishnadevaraya dispatched one of his most successful generals, Nagama Nayaka, on a campaign to punish Virasekhara Chola who had plundered the petty Pandyan regions ...

Madurai Nayak Dynasty - History - Origins
... In 1538 AD, the Vijayanagara commander Kotikam Nagama Nayaka defeated Veerasekara Chola who occupied the Pandyan region ... However, Nagama Nayakka declared independence from the Vijayanagar dynasty instead of handing back the kingdom ... To check the rebellion of Nagama Nayaka, emperor Krishnadeva Raya sent a large force under Viswanatha Nayak ...

Madurai Nayak Dynasty - History - Nagama Nayaka
... Vriddhagirisan, Nagama Nayak, an officer under Krishnadeva Raya was the brother of Timappa Nayak ... As noted above, Nagama Nayak was the father of Visvanatha Nayak (founder of the Madurai Nayak dynastic line) ...