The Shri Bhujangeshwara Swamy temple in Ummathur was built by the Western Ganga Dynasty & was the family temple of their descendants, the Ummathur Palegars.

The Ummathur Palegars were Gangadikara Vokkaligas who followed Lingayatism. And their descendants 1/4

are recorded to have migrated to Nilgiris to become social leaders of the Badaga community called Wodeyas and the Nellialam Zamindars. The latter retired to Mysore after selling their estates.

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This is a 1147 A.D inscription that proves the Nagavamsha Sindas were Vokkaligas.

Reva Gavunda of Phani-Vamsha is described as It "okkalukuladol kudi enisida" (Scion of Okkal race) Reva Gowda.
Sindas are described as belonging to Phani Vamsha in many inscriptions.

This is the statue of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu (r. 1783–1816), the zamindar of Chintapalli (Amaravathi).

He held titles like Chalukya Narayana and claimed descent from the Eastern Chalukyas. He was a Kamma Naidu. 1/5 The "Chalukya Narayana" title was first used by the Eastern Chalukya Shaktivarman I and by later Eastern Chalukyan descendants Iike Manuma Siddharasa.

Papayaradhya, the Veerashaiva court poet of the Vasireddi Samasthanam, describes them with "Chalukya Narayana" title.
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Kuruba / Dhangar origin of Shivaji from his maternal side.

Shivaji's maternal side claimed descent from Seuna Yadavas.

There are 12th century inscriptions in north Karnataka that directly show Seuna Yadavas were Kannadiga Kurubas.

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We find an inscription in Bijapur of a Seuna Yadava named Hemmadi Deva serving as Mahamandalesvar under the Chalukya Jagadekamalla II in 1145 A.D.

It also mentions an ancestor of the famous Kuruba Hande Palegars serving as "Mahapasayita" & "Sarvadhikari" to Hemmadi Deva.

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The Nolamba Pallavas were Kannada dynasty that ruled parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu from 730 AD until 1052 AD1. Their capital was Hemavathi (Henjeru) in Anatapur.

The Vokkaliga palegars of Madhugiri claimed to be their descendants in their Raya rekha.

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There are inscriptions of Nolamba-Pallavas where they bestow titles upon subordinate Gowdas like "Pallavaditya-Nolamba Gavunda" & "Nolamba Gavunda" in this region including in their capital Henjeru.

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Ganga, Pallava & Rashtrakuta ancestry of Morasu Vokkaligas.

We find inscriptions of a mahamandalesvara "Vembi Deva" of "Nripatunga Kula" (Rashtrakuta) around Bangalore ~ 1270 A.D.

He has titles like "Nandagiri natha" (Ganga title), "Tribhuvanamalla", "Annan ankakara",

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& "Sitagara Ganda".

The titles of this Ganga-Pallava-Rashtrakuta descendant match with that of one Bechi Devarasa, of "Bhangi-kula" with his residence at Yelahanka around the same region & time. He is a Hoysala mahamandalesvar.

Bhangi kula is a clan of Morasu Vokkaligas &

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The descendants of Telugu Chodas (Chola) are none other than Balija Nayakas of Belur (Karnataka), Gingee (Tamil Nadu) & Udayagir (Andhra Pradesh).

We can say this because the above 3 Balija Nayakas (who belonged to one family) had same titles as Telugu Choda Tondayaraju.

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Belur & Gingee chiefs were descendant of one Pottappa Nayaka, a relative of the Udayagiri Nayaka.

They were of Kashyapa Gotra, and held the title "Lord of Maninagapura" just like the Telugu Choda in the snippets of above tweet who claimed to be descendant of Karikala Chola. 2/n

All Kannadigas bookmark this:

Tomé Pires, a Portugese contemporary of Krishnadevaraya mentions his mother tongue (natural speech) is Kannada.

Krishnadevaraya calls himself "Kannada Raya" in Amuktamalyada which he wrote.

Vijayanagar had 100s of Palegars, but not a single..
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https://twitter.com/vijeshetty/status/1761056250286973204

...one of them was a Tulu Language speaker. Even Coastal Karnataka was under control of Kannada Palegars Keladi Nayakas.

In fact ALL the Governors posted by Vijayanagara kings in Mangalore and Barkur Rajya even before Keladi rule were Kannadigas & foreigners to Tulu region. 2/2

Even while copy pasting verbatim from a source, this @tmahrattas makes convenient edits to peddle his agenda.

The source () clearly refers to TWO cases. One of Ranes & other of Timoja’s descendants - Mergulhaos of Navelim.

Charddo/Charado/Charado are 1/n navhindtimes.in/2017/01/01/mag…






terms used by Portuguese to refer to Christian converts analogous Kshatriya caste.

I say "analogous" because even many Vanis (merchant caste) converts were considered Chardos by Portugese.

Naturally if Timoja settled in Goa and his descendants became Christians, they’d be 2/n

Marathas claim Bankapur chiefs are descendants of Goa Kadambas & that Bankapur chiefs are Marathas.

But they are blood relations of the Kannadiga Jain Saluvas of Gersoppa & Haduvalli, so aren’t Marathas.

Vijayanagar Naval admiral Thimmayya Nayaka belonged to this family. 1/n Primary source of this mistaken labelling of them as "Maratha" comes from Robert Sewell’s reasoning.
He assumed they were Marathas based on the "ja" & "ji" end of their names in Portuguese records (1st img).

He has been referenced in District Gazetteer of Goa (2nd img). 2/n

In this thread we will examine Chalke & Salunkhe Maratha links to Chalukyas.

1st, Salunkes actually claim descent through Solanki Rajputs (who claim descent from ChaUlukyas of Gujarat) & not directly from Kannada Chalukyas.

2nd, the Chalke link to Chalukyas of Sangameshwar. 1/5 Chalke Maratha link to Chalukyas of Sangameshvar rests on 3 inscriptions & Sangameshwara Mahatmya (purana).

The oldest & only genuine inscrptn is Terwan plate ~1260 C.E of Chalukya Kamvadevaraya in Ratnagiri.

After this came Sultanate rule.

Other 2 inscriptions are fake. 2/5

John Briggs original account (he had written a footnote in his translation of Ferishta’s).

According to it the real head of Rama Raya (in Ahmednagar) was still being displayed annually as of 1829.

Ahmednagar was under Maratha rule from 1759.

Source:
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This is James Bird’s account as of 1844. He says a stone head of Rama Raya (in Bijapur), was removed from the side of gate of the citadel and thrown into a ditch by the Raja of Satara lately (recently).

Bijapur was under Marathas since 1760.

Source:
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"Tuluva" initially used to refer to Kannadiga Saluvas & their Kannada territories in Uttara Kannada district.

Vijayanagar stretched "Tulu rajya" south to include northern parts of Dakshina Kannada like Mangalore (where today’s tulu lang is spoken).

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…after the province & not vice versa.

Alupas were never addressed as Tuluvas & Southern parts of Dakshina Kannada were not part of Tulu Rajya in Vijayanagar epigraphy.

Source: Studies In Tuluva History and Culture by Gururaja Bhatt
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The Kunchitiga Vokkaligas of Holakallu kula in Tumkur & Anantapur consider one "Olakallu Bammarasa" their progenitor.

I managed to find some of his inscriptions. He seems to have ruled Nidugal as a Hoysala Maha-Samanta in 14th century before being slain ~1320 A.D. He was

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succeeded by his brother of the same name called Chikka Bommaya Nayaka (3rd img).

His son Machaya Nayaka was married to the daughter of a Maha Nadaprabhu Rama Gowda in 1336 A.D. (4th img)

Nidugal Cholas seem to have been feudatories under his brother ~1337 A.D. (4th img)

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Among 96 kuli Marathas there is a clan named "Pawar" who claim descent from Rajputs.

In 1833 one of their Pawar Rajas stated that his ancestors were Kshatriyas who migrated into Maharashtra & married Shudras (Marathas).

Scindias of Gwalior & Gaekwads of Baroda were declared 1/2



…non-Marthas (they are Kunbis) by the Maratha samaj in Satara.

Source:

There is an entire community called Pardeshis in Maharashtra who are children of Brahmin & Rajput migrants from North India with native Maratha mistresses.

Source: MH Gazetteer
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Kannada land stretched till Godavari even in 13th century.

Marathi work Lilacharita written in 1190 A.D states Maharashtra extended only till Nashik on the banks of Godavari.

Jnanesvara, a celebrated saint of Maharashtra in 1290 A.D remarks similarly in Gitabhavidipika. 1/2

When the Seuna Yadavas & their nobles used "Are"/"Arya" meaning "noble" as self designation it applied to their Kannadiga nobility too. It did not refer to any Maratha caste, Are term was applied to them later.

Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagar also gets its name from Are.
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Khandoba/Mailara is described as "Kannada Khanderaya" by Marathi poets.

12th century Kannada literature refers to him as "god of Shudras".

Kampili Kumara Rama is described as belonging to 4th varna & as "Khanderaya".

Then how can Khanderaya be a "Kshatriya Maratha" title? 1/2





Khandoba is a god of the Western Ghats stretching from Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu. 2/2

An inscription of Rashtrakuta King Govinda III in Alampur, Telangana, states that King Sri Mara, son of Botiya Bengala & head of 300 Vokkaligas built the Aditya griha at Uttaresvara for the increase of the kingdom.

Alampur has many temples built by Chalukyas & Rashtrakutas.

The descendants of the Rashtrakutas were:

1) Rattas of Saundatti, Belagavi, Karnataka (4th img) who were Jains

2) Kakatiyas of Warangal & Natavadi chiefs of Andhra who claimed to be Shudras

Ishaprabhu, husband of Belawadi Mallamma was a descendant of Rattas of Saundatti. 1/4





He & she (by marriage) belonged to the "Turukari Panchama" subcaste of Veerashaiva Lingayats.

In an inscription (3rd img) published in "Turukari Panchamara Ithihasa" (History of the Turukari Panchamas) in 1680 A.D, it is claimed Belawadi Samsthana is of Rashtrakuta lineage. 2/4

When the Bhavanisagar Damn was constructed ~1950 in Erode, Tamil Nadu, it submerged a village called Dananayakkan Kottai (fort) named after a Vokkaliga Mahapradhani of the Hoysalas, Perumal Dandanayaka.

In the fort there was a temple called Madhava Perumal temple built by 1/n





the grandson of Perumal Dandanayaka, Chikka Ketayya Dandanayaka for his father Madhava Dandanayaka, the "Conqueror of Nilgiris", known for his successful expeditions against Jatavarma Sundara Pandya.

The Vokkaligas of the village moved the idols to a new Veerabhadra temple, 2/n

Under Hoysalas, a branch of Western Gangas ruled in Asandi, Chikmagalur.

A 1090 A.D inscription describes the grandfather of Nada-Gowda of Asandi (Kaleyamma) as "Okkala Ballahana" i.e, a Vokkaliga.

In another inscription Kaleyamma Gowda is stated to belong to Ganga kula. 1/4





The grandfather of Kaleyamma is described as the Nal Gavunda (Nada Gowda) of Kalavara Nadu in above inscription.

Kalavara Nadu is the region around Nandi Hills (where Kalabhras originated) near Bangalore.

He occurs in a 1080 A.D. Chikkaballapur inscription serving Cholas. 2/4