 The Kings loyal nephew, Sriranga III for some reasons turned against the King in 1638 and engineered an invasion from Bijapur.The Bijapur – Sriranga III combine initially attacked Bangalore making the King Venkata III buy peace after an expensive deal.In 1641 the same combine launched another attack and were just 12 miles from Vellore Fort, but their camp was attacked with backing by Southern Nayaks.