Raja Venkatappa Nayaka

Raja Venkatappa Nayaka IV or Nalvadi Raja Venkatappa Nayaka ನಾಲ್ವಡಿ ರಾಜಾ ವೆಂಕಟಪ್ಪ ನಾಯಕ (1843–1858), was a prominent final ruler from the Nayak Dynasty of Shorapur (or Surapur) in present-day Yadgiri district of Karnataka state. He refused to accept the suzerainty of the British East India Company and waged a war against them during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He also aligned the southern kings to fight against the British and created an alliance consisting of Jattu, Jamkhandi State, Mudhol State, Naragund and Koppal states.