Echchama The Brave

When the old king of Vijayanagara died, he nominated his nephew Srirangaraya to succeed him, and not his son Chikkaraya. Among the nobles gathered to swear oaths of loyalty to Srirangaraya, was a chieftain named Echchama Nayak. When Chikkaraya usurped the throne with the help of his uncle and captured Srirangaraya, Echchama found his loyalty tested.