Personal life
Vijaya Raghava Nayak was the eldest son ofPatronage of art and music
Like his father Raghunatha Nayak, Vijaya Raghava Nayak was also a patron of art and music. He composed the Telugu poems ''Raghunāthābhyudayam'' and ''Raghunāthanāyakabhyudayamu'' in praise of his father.''Raghunāthanāyakābhyudayamu and Raghunāthābhyudayamu'', ed. by N. Venkataramanayya and M. Somasekhara Sarma, Madras: Government Oriental Series, 49/Tanjore Saraswathi Mahal Series, 32 (Madras, 1951); abridged in Vijayarāghava Nāyaka of Tanjore, 'Raghunāthābhyudayam', in ''Sources of Vijayanagar History (Selected and Edited for the University)'', ed. by S. Krishnaswami Ayyangar nd A. Rangaswami Sarasvati The Madras University Historical Series, 1 (Madras: University of Madras, 1919), pp. 254-66 os 85-87 https://archive.org/details/sourcesofvijayan00krisrich.Death
The end of the Thanjavur Nayak dynasty was brought on by Chokkanatha Nayak, the Nayak of Madurai. The dispute was due to the refusal of Vijaya Ragava to give his daughter in marriage to Chokkanatha Nayak. Chokkantha determined to fetch the maiden by force back into their capital, successfully stormed the Thanjavur palace in 1673 after flattening much of the fort walls by cannons. But Chokkanatha was thwarted in his attempts by Vijaya Ragava, when he, in a gruesome act of defiance, blew up his daughter and all the other ladies of the palace. He then charged at the attacking army with his son and his body-guard. He was captured after a brief fight, and was beheaded by the Madurai General Samukham Venkata Krishnappa NayakNotes
1590s births 1673 deaths {{India-royal-stub