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Musunuri Kaapaya NayakaLiberator of Warangal

Around 1336 he united the Nayaka chiefs of Andhra, drove the Tughlaq governor out of Warangal and restored Hindu rule across the Telugu country.

ruled c. 1333–1368 CE

The full life
1He succeeded his cousin Prolaya Nayaka as head of the Nayaka confederacy.Prolaya Nayaka · Musunuri Kaapaya Nayaka
2He retook Warangal from the Tughlaqs around 1336.Musunuri Kaapaya Nayaka · The Sultanate
3He ceded Golconda to the Bahmani Sultanate.Musunuri Kaapaya Nayaka · The Sultanate
4He was killed at Bhimavaram in 1368.Musunuri Kaapaya Nayaka

Sources for these facts

  • Vilasa grant of Prolaya Nayaka
  • Kaluvacheru grant of Anitalli (1423)

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