The correct option is B Portuguese
Sevappa Nayak gave permission to the Portuguese to settle at Nagapattinam. Sevappa Nayak was a feudatory of the Vijayanagar Empire and the governor of Thanjavur who founded the Thanjavur Nayak kingdom. Sevappa also patronized Portuguese merchants. Sevappa was the successor of Vira Narasingaraya, also known as Sellappa. His father was a Thimappa Nayak, also called Thimmabhupathi. Sevappa Nayak, the founder of the Tanjore Nayak.