Damarla Chennapa Nayaka

== Early Life and Background ==

== Early Life and Background ==

Damarla Chennapa Nayaka was born into the Damarla clan, a prominent [[Velama]] clan*{{cite book |url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanniyar |title=Medieval Andhra: A Socio-Historical Perspective |author2= |publisher=Partridge Publishing |year=2015 |isbn=9781482850178 |editor1-last=Alpana Pandey |volume= |page= |quote=}}

Damarla Chennapa Nayaka was born into the Damarla clan, a prominent [[Kamma Naidu]] clan*{{cite book |url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanniyar |title=Medieval Andhra: A Socio-Historical Perspective |author2= |publisher=Partridge Publishing |year=2015 |isbn=9781482850178 |editor1-last=Alpana Pandey |volume= |page= |quote=}}

*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wW1AAAAIAAJ |title=Studies in the Socio-economic History of Medieval: Andhra Desa |author2= |publisher=Research India Press |year=2007 |isbn=9788189131142 |editor1-last=Ravula Soma Reddy |volume= |page=150 |quote=Another interesting thing to be noted in this connection is that several Velama Chiefs, after the conquest of the Rachakonda and Devarakonda Kingdoms carved out small principalities small principalities like those of Velugodu (Kurnool district), Venkatagiri, Kalahasti, Bellamkonda and Nuzividu (coastal Andhra) in the Vijayanagara Empire, during the period of the last Sangama rulers.}}

*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wW1AAAAIAAJ |title=Studies in the Socio-economic History of Medieval: Andhra Desa |author2= |publisher=Research India Press |year=2007 |isbn=9788189131142 |editor1-last=Ravula Soma Reddy |volume= |page=150 |quote=Another interesting thing to be noted in this connection is that several Velama Chiefs, after the conquest of the Rachakonda and Devarakonda Kingdoms carved out small principalities small principalities like those of Velugodu (Kurnool district), Venkatagiri, Kalahasti, Bellamkonda and Nuzividu (coastal Andhra) in the Vijayanagara Empire, during the period of the last Sangama rulers.}}

*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wW1AAAAIAAJ |title=A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas |author2= |publisher=Addison Press |year=1922 |isbn= |editor1-last=Alladi Jagannatha Sastri |volume= |page=78 |quote=According to the social right established so early as during the days of the second descendant Prasaditya Naidu, under orders of the Emperor Ganapathi Rai, making the Padmanayaka Velamas the first and foremost in rank, the chiefs belonging to the other seventy - six Velama sects, Damara Venkatapathi Naidu of Kalahasti included, paid the customary respects to the Rajah on this occasion by keeping themselves standing. Damara Venkatapathi Naidu himself being the brother - in - law of the Rajah was allowed a seat in the south - east of the hall}}

*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wW1AAAAIAAJ |title=A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas |author2= |publisher=Addison Press |year=1922 |isbn= |editor1-last=Alladi Jagannatha Sastri |volume= |page=78 |quote=According to the social right established so early as during the days of the second descendant Prasaditya Naidu, under orders of the Emperor Ganapathi Rai, making the Padmanayaka Velamas the first and foremost in rank, the chiefs belonging to the other seventy - six Velama sects, Damara Venkatapathi Naidu of Kalahasti included, paid the customary respects to the Rajah on this occasion by keeping themselves standing. Damara Venkatapathi Naidu himself being the brother - in - law of the Rajah was allowed a seat in the south - east of the hall}}