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Among those who exercised powers in the Vijayanagara Empire were military chiefs who usually controlled forts and had armed supporters. These chiefs often moved from one area to another, and in many cases were accompanied by peasants looking for fertile land on which to settle and cultivate. These chiefs were known as nayakas (or amra-nayakas) and they usually spoke Telugu or Kannada. Many nayakas submitted to the authority of the kings of Vijayanagar, but they often rebelled and had to be subdued by military action.

In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara, the 'Rayas' were called:

Narapati

The correct answer is Option (3) → Narapati

In the Vijayanagara empire, Rayas were known as narapati or lord of men.

Gajapati literally means lord of elephants. This was the name of a ruling lineage that was very powerful in Orissa in the fifteenth century. In the popular traditions of Vijaynagara the Deccan Sultans are termed as Ashvapati or lord of horses and the rayas are called narapati or lord of men. The rulers of Vijaynagara, who called themselves rayas.