# Viswanatha Nayak

> Viswanatha Nayaka was the Vijayanagara viceroy to Madurai in south India and later the ruler of Madurai from 1529 to 1564. He is the founder of the Nayak dynasty of Madurai. He hailed from the Garikepati family of Balija caste.

*First King of Madurai Nayak Kingdom*

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## Identity
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 4.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Visvanatha Nayaka](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visvanatha_Nayaka)
- [Viswanatha Nayak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viswanatha_Nayak)
- [विश्वनाथ नायक](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95)
- [விசுவநாத நாயக்கர்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D)
- [విశ్వనాథనాయక](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B6%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A5%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%95)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3535361)

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