Kannanda Doddayya was a Kodava commander who defeated Hyder Ali's forces thrice.
[1][3] He was a force commander of about 3,000 Kodavas (Coorgs) who defeated Hyder Ali of Mysore.
[3] Hyder Ali sent his army under his commander Fazulla Khan who was defeated by Doddayya thrice.
[4] Before he went on his last battle he told the Raja: “Twice I defeated Hyder’s army and came back to bow to you.
[1] Later, when Hyder's son Tipu Sultan invaded Kodagu, he burnt Kannanda Doddayya's house during the war and hanged twenty-four members of his family in an attempt to defeat and control Kodagu.