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Article Name : | | PALEGARS OF SUGUTURU | Author Name : | | Kavitha K. M. and Prof. L. P. Raju | Publisher : | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | Article Series No. : | | ROR-11070 | Article : | | | Author Profile | Abstract : | | The Palegars or local lords played a mojor role in the political history of medieval Karnataka.Palegar was the feudal title for a class of territorial administrative and military governors appointed by the Nayaka rulers of Southern India (notably Vijayanagara Empire, Madurai Nayakas and the Kakatiya dynasty) during the 16th–18th centuries.The Polygar's role was to administer their Palaiyams (territories) from their fortified centres. | Keywords : | | |
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