- Look up
nayak,
Nayak, naik, or Naik in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Nayak may
refer to:
Nayak caste, a
caste found in
India Nayak,
another name for...
- The
Madurai Nayaks were a
Telugu dynasty who
ruled most of modern-day
Tamil Nadu, India, with
Madurai as
their capital. The
Madurai Nayaks had
their origins...
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Nayaks and the
Tanjore Nayaks ultimately leading to the
Battle at
Vallamprakara where the
Tanjore army with the
Rayas fought against Veerappa Nayak of...
- is also a surname.
Nayaks are
mostly Hindu and few Sikhs, who
follow Hinduism and
Sikhism respectively. Today, the
surname Nayak is used by
various castes...
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Kandyan Nayaks were a
cadet branch of the
Madurai Nayak dynasty and were also
related to the
Thanjavur Nayaks. Like the
Madurai and
Thanjavur Nayaks, the...
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South India. Many of
these dynasties, such as the
Madurai Nayaks and the
Thanjavur Nayaks, were
originally military governors under the Vijayanagara...
- Hindu.
According to
Vinay Krishin Gidwani, the
Nayaks claim that they were, historically, Brahmins. The
Nayaks reside in Haryana, Punjab, Odisha, Rajasthan...
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Nayak: The Real Hero (/nɑːjək/ transl. Hero) is a 2001
Indian Hindi-language
political action film co-written and
directed by S.
Shankar and produced...
- of the rule of
Pemmasani Nayaks.
After the
collapse of
Vijayanagara Empire in 1565 at the
battle of Tallikota,
Pemmasani Nayaks ruled Gandikota, Yadiki...
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vocalist Abhinav Sunder Nayak,
Indian film
director Achutha Ramachandra Nayak (r. 1520–1540),
ruler of the
Nayaks of
Gingee Achuthappa Nayak (r. 1580–1614), ruler...
