“Shivappa Nayaka Fort”
is located in “Nagara” town ,“Hosanagara” Taluk, Shivamogga District. Nagara is
at distance of 19 km from Hosanagar. Nagara was the last capital of the Keladi
kings. Nagara earlier known as Bidanur
Kingdom of Shivappa Naik has a fort dating back to early 17th Century. It is in
the interior Malenadu region with scenic natural beauty. During monsoon it is
surrounded all round by the backwaters of Linganamakki reservoir. The fort
being upkept by the Archeological Dept. is worth visiting. Kollur is 48 Km from
this place.Few attractions of Nagara are Shivappanaika palace, fort, Devagana
tank, Neelakenteshwara temple and Gudde Venkataramana Swamy temple.
Shivappa Nayaka(Kannada:ಶಿವಪ್ಪ
ನಾಯಕ)
(reigned 1645–1660), popularly known as Keladi
Shivappa Nayaka, was a notable ruler of the Keladi
Nayaka Kingdom. The Keladi Nayakas were successors of the Vijayanagara Empire in the coastal and Malnad (hill)
districts of Karnataka,
India, in the late 16th century. At their peak, the Nayakas built a niche
kingdom comprising the coastal, hill and some interior districts (Bayaluseeme)
of modern Karnataka, before succumbing to the Kingdom
of Mysore ruled by Hyder Ali in 1763. He was known as Sistina
Shivappa Nayaka because he introduced a tax system called Sist.
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