Nayaka period
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The Nayaka period was a post-Vijayanagara era in South India marked by regional Nayaka rulers whose courts significantly fostered and shaped the development of Telugu literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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post-Vijayanagara period ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage |
Kannada
NERFINISHED
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Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | fragmentation of Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
| follows | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFeature |
development of temple murals
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patronage of music compositions in Telugu and Sanskrit ⓘ support for Bharatanatyam and related dance traditions ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Gingee (under Gingee Nayakas)
NERFINISHED
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Madurai (under Madurai Nayakas) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanjavur (under Thanjavur Nayakas) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
court patronage of literature
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development of Telugu literature ⓘ expansion of temple complexes ⓘ multi-lingual literary culture ⓘ production of courtly chronicles ⓘ promotion of dance and music ⓘ temple-centered kingship ⓘ |
| hasEconomicFeature |
agrarian revenue system
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military fief-holding (amaram) system ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | Nayaka rule ⓘ |
| hasMajorDynasty |
Gingee Nayakas
NERFINISHED
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Ikkeri Nayakas NERFINISHED ⓘ Keladi Nayakas NERFINISHED ⓘ Madurai Nayakas NERFINISHED ⓘ Senji Nayakas NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanjavur Nayakas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStructure |
independent Nayaka kingdoms (later phase)
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regional polities under nominal Vijayanagara suzerainty (early phase) ⓘ |
| hasRulingElite | Nayaka rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Telugu literary style
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court poetry in South India ⓘ political culture of successor states in South India ⓘ temple architecture in Tamil region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South India ⓘ |
| partOf | early modern history of India ⓘ |
| patronized |
Sanskrit scholars
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Shaivite institutions ⓘ Telugu poets ⓘ Vaishnavite institutions ⓘ temple festivals ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
approximately 16th century
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approximately 17th century ⓘ early 18th century (in some regions) ⓘ |
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