Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu

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Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu was the Chief military commander of the famous Vijayanagar king Sri Krishnadevaraya. He was the grandson of Gandikota ruler Pemmasani Timmanayudu. Pemmasani Nayaks were a martial clan in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh[1]. They came into prominence during Vijayanagar times as rulers of Gandikota[2][3]. The Pemmasani warriors were previously serving Kakatiya dynasty as army commanders and migrated to Vijayanagar in 1370 CE after the downfall of Musunuri Nayaks in Warangal[4].

Ramalinga's exploits during the battle of Raichur are most celebrated[5][6][7].


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  1. ^ K. Iswara Dutt, Journal of Andhra Historical Research Society. Vol. 10, pp. 222-224
  2. ^ Rayavachakam by Viswanatharaya Sthanapati (Telugu)
  3. ^ Vijayanagara, Burton Stein, Cambridge University Press, 1989, p.88, ISBN 0521266939
  4. ^ Kammavari Charitra (in Telugu language) by K. B. Chowdary, 1939. Revised Edition, 2006, Pavuluri Publishers, Guntur,India
  5. ^ Tidings of the king: a translation and ethnohistorical analysis of the Rayavachakamu by Phillip B. Wagoner. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1993, ISBN 0-8248-1495-9. (http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=62773998)
  6. ^ Further Sources of Vijayanagar History, K. A. Nilakanta Sastry, 1946, (http://www.archive.org/details/FurtherSourcesOfVijayanagaraHistory)
  7. ^ Journal of the Andhra Historical Society, 1930, p. 169