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|birth_place = Harappa, Mayoralty of Harappa | |birth_place = Harappa, Mayoralty of Harappa | ||
|death_date = c. 2570 BCE | |death_date = c. 2570 BCE | ||
|death_place = Mohenjo-daro, Holy Confederacy of Mel-akkam | |death_place = [[Mohenjo-daro]], Holy Confederacy of [[Mel-akkam]] | ||
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Pujari Nayaku | |
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 Sculpture of Nayaku | |
| Born | Nayaku c. 2650 BCE Harappa, Mayoralty of Harappa |
| Died | c. 2570 BCE Mohenjo-daro, Holy Confederacy of Mel-akkam |
| Known for | Originator of Purogati Founder of Mohenjo-daro First Honoured Elder of Mel-akkam |
| Office | Honoured Elder of Mel-akkam |
| Successor | Tarava Vat'tan |
| Children | None |
Nayaku, commonly known as Pujari Nayaku, was an ancient Mel-akkan spiritual leader and statesman who served as the first Honoured Elder of Mel-akkam. Noted for his founding of the city of Mohenjo-daro and his creation of the socio-economic system of Purogati, Nayaku is widely regarded as the ethnarch and spiritual patron of Mel-akkam.