Keladi (India)
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Keladi is a village in Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka in India.This was the capital city of the Kingdom of Keladi a feudatory of Vijayanagara Empire. After the disintegration of Vijayanagara Empire in the battle of Talikota, Keladi Nayakas created an independent kingdom and remained so until it was annexed to Mysore kingdom by Hyder Ali. Shivappa Nayaka and Chennamma were the famous rulers of this kingdom.