Alupa

The Alupa dynasty ruled Alvakheda on the Tulu Nadu coast, with seats including Mangalore and Barkur. Its rulers had ties of marriage to the Santara dynasty and served larger South Indian powers.

The Alupas eventually became feudatories of Vijayanagara. The last inscription of their final ruler, Kulasekharadeva Alupendradeva, was placed in a Jain monastery at Mudabidri in 1444; thereafter the Alupa lands came under direct Vijayanagara rule. Their coins bore the emblem of two fishes.