sentences:  It is also the name of the Jain dynasty, who ruled certain parts of the Tulu Nadu region for several centuries (12th- 18th).The succession to the throne was as per the Bunt custom of matrilineal inheritance (Aliyasantana).They initially ruled from their capital at Ullal and the first known king of the Dynasty was Tirumalaraya Chowta I (reign 1160-1179).