The Varadambika Parinayam' states that in 1509, Krishna Deva Raya sent a huge army of over 100,000 men headed by generals, Vaiyappa Nayak, Tubaki Krishnappa Nayak, Vijayaraghava Nayak and Venkatappa Nayak into the south to conquer the whole of the present-day Tamil Nadu.Srinivasachari, pp 73-74 On successful subjugation of the Chola and Pandya kingdoms, Krishna Deva Raya divided the region into three governorates and placed each of them under a Nayak or viceroy - Madurai, Thanjavur and Gingee. Krishnappa Nayak was made the Nayak of Gingee.Srinivasachari p 81
