Nayaks of Vellore

[1] They were subordinates appointed as provincial governors by the Vijayanagar Emperor, who divided their entire kingdom into various Nayakships viz., Madurai, Thanjavur and Senji.

[2] Later, after the fall of the Vijayanagara's Tuluva dynasty in 1565, the other Nayaks of the Tamil region declared independence, but Vellore Nayakship continued to remain under the Aravidu Dynasty of the Vijayanagar Empire.

It was annexed from the Pandyan Empire to the Gajapati Kingdom in the early 15th century.

One of the generals of the crown, Yachamanedu came to Vellore and defeated Lingama Nayak.

This led to the end of the Nayakship, and the region went under the direct rule of the Vijayanagar King Venkata II.