Madakari Nayaka


Ontisalaga Madakari Nayaka or Madakari Nayaka V 1742 - 1782, was the last ruler of Chitradurga, India, and considered to be the greatest of the Nayakas of Chitradurga. He administered from 1754 to 1779. He also gained the title of Eppataru Palegarara Ganda by Peshwa Madhavrao I after he helped him win the Nijagallu Fort.

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