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Raghunatha Kilavan
Sriman Hiranyagarbha Ravikula Raja Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Raja Raghunatha Deva Kilavan Setupati (r. 1671–1710) was the first king of Ramnad Kingdom which is also known "Maravar Kingdom".Lists of Inscriptions, and Sketch of the Dynasties of Southern India By Robert Sewell, Archaeological Survey of Southern India He ruled from 1673 to 1708 and oversaw the growth of the feudal chieftainship of Ramnad into a powerful ''"Ramnad Kingdom"'' which is known as ''"Maravar Kingdom"''. He rescued the Nayak of Madurai from the tyranny of Rustam Khan and also successfully campaigned against the King of Thanjavur, who later ceded all his territories. It is recorded in the Sethupati copper plates that he belonged to the Surya kulam and Kashyap gothram. Personal life He fell in love with Kathali, a girl from the Kallar caste, later married her and then appointed his brother-in-law as the chief of Pudukottai for the military provided by tondaiman. He christened him ''Ragunatha Tondaman' ...
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Sethupathi
The Sethupathis are a Tamil clan of the Maravar community native to the Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, India. They were from the 17th century considered independent kings who ruled the Ramnad kingdom, also known as ''Maravar country''. The male rulers of Ramnathapuram also bore the title of "Sethupathi" or "protector of the bridge", which was first granted to the first Sethupathi Raghunatha Kilavan by the Thanjavur Nayaks, the bridge here referring to the legendary sacred Rama's Bridge (Adam's Bridge), while female rulers bore the title "Nachiyar". Among the seventy two poligars (feudal title of chieftains under Nayaka rulers) of the region, the Sethupathi stood first. This special position was conferred not based upon the revenue that his kingdom generated but because of his military prowess. Back in the beginning of the 18th century, the Sethupathi ruler could mobilize a considerable army, about 30,000 to 40,000 strong at short notice (one week). Under the ...
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Kilavan Sethupathi
Sriman Hiranyagarbha Ravikula Raja Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Raja Raghunatha Deva Kilavan Setupati (r. 1671–1710) was the first king of Ramnad Kingdom which is also known "Maravar Kingdom".Lists of Inscriptions, and Sketch of the Dynasties of Southern India By Robert Sewell, Archaeological Survey of Southern India He ruled from 1673 to 1708 and oversaw the growth of the feudal chieftainship of Ramnad into a powerful ''"Ramnad Kingdom"'' which is known as ''"Maravar Kingdom"''. He rescued the Nayak of Madurai from the tyranny of Rustam Khan and also successfully campaigned against the King of Thanjavur, who later ceded all his territories. It is recorded in the Sethupati copper plates that he belonged to the Surya kulam and Kashyap gothram. Personal life He fell in love with Kathali, a girl from the Kallar caste, later married her and then appointed his brother-in-law as the chief of Pudukottai for the military provided by tondaiman. He christened him ''Ragunatha Tondaman' ...
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Aranthangi
Aranthangi is a town chola Nadu in Pudukkottai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 40,814. And this is one of the part in Chettinadu. Geography The town lies 10 degrees north in latitude and 70 degrees east in longitude and lies 32.31 m above mean sea level. The small river Vellar goes through the outer part of Aranthangi. The main centre of attraction is a ruined fort. The walls are not constructed of brick or stone. Large interstices are filled with mud. There are no ruins of palaces or any other striking building inside. There is no indication when the fort could have been built. A line of Tondaimans who were unconnected with those of Pudukkottai, were in power here in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and it is believed that they constructed it. The temple of Rajendra Chola Varma in the town seems to have been built in the eleventh century. Aranthangi was ruled by Thondaimans (different from Pudukkottai Thondaimans) in earli ...
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Ramnad Estate
The Kingdom of Ramnad or Ramnad estate was a permanently settled kingdom and later ''zamindari'' estate that existed in the Ramnad subdivision of the Madurai district and later Ramnad district of the erstwhile Madras Presidency in British India from 1601. It was ruled by the rajas also had the title of Sethupathi. Madurai Nayaks ruled the Ramnad area with the appointed chieftains between 14th to 16th century CE, and in 17th century CE the appointed governors expanded their power to establish "Ramnad Kingdom" which was also called as "Maravar Kingdom" by the British. In 1795 CE, after an heir dispute, they were reduced to the status of zamidari by the East India Company. After the independence of India in 1947 the estates were merged in the Union of India and in 1949 all rulers lost the ruling rights, privy purse was also finally abolished in 1971. The seat of administration was the town of Ramanathapuram. The Zamindari had its origins in the administrative area of Ramnad estab ...
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Tanda Deva
Tanda may refer to: Places *Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar, India, a city and municipal board * Tanda (Bor), Serbia, a village *Tanda, Bengal, a historical medieval city *Tanda Dam and Lake, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa *Tanda Department, a department in Ivory Coast * Tanda, Egypt, a town * Tanda, Gujrat, Pakistan, a town * Tanda, Ivory Coast, a town in Ivory Coast * Tanda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Town & Union Council *Tanda, Niger, a village and rural commune * Tanda, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Tanda, Rampur, India, a city and municipal board * Tanda, Russia, a rural locality (''selo'') in the Sakha Republic, Russia * Tanda, Bhopal, a village in India People *Nicola Tanda (1928–2016), Italian philologist, literary critic and writer * Dario Tanda (born 1995), Dutch-born footballer Other uses *Tanda (informal loan club), voluntary rotating loan associations * Tanda (milonga), a collection of songs in the same genre played by an orchestra *MV ''Tanda'', a coaster or coa ...
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Pudukkottai State
Pudukkottai was a kingdom and later a princely state in British India, which existed from 1680 until 1948. The Kingdom of Pudukkottai was founded in about 1680 as a feudatory of Ramnad and grew with subsequent additions from Tanjore, Sivaganga and Ramnad. One of the staunch allies of the British East India Company in the Carnatic, Anglo-Mysore and Polygar wars, the kingdom was brought under the Company's protection in 1800 as per the system of Subsidiary Alliance. The state was placed under the control of the Madras Presidency from 1800 until 1 October 1923, when the Madras States Agency was abolished, and until 1948 it was under the political control of the Government of India. Pudukkottai State covered a total area of and had a population of 438,648 in 1941. It extended over the whole of the present-day Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu (with the exception of Aranthangi taluk which was then a part of Tanjore district). The town of Pudukkottai was its capital. The ruler o ...
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Serfoji I
Serfoji I Bhonsle ( ta, முதலாம் சரபோஜி ராஜா போன்ஸ்லே, mr, शरभोजी राजे भोसले (प्रथम)) (1675–1728), also spelt as Sarabhoji I Bhonsle, was the son of the Maratha ruler of Thanjavur Ekoji I and the Raja of Thanjavur from 1712 to 1728. He was the third Raja of the Bhonsle dynasty of Thanjavur. He consolidated the hold of Marathas over Thanjavur and patronised arts and literature. The Marava War of Succession A war of succession broke out in the Marava kingdom in the year 1720. Subramanian, Pg. 37 Vijaya Raghunatha, the adopted son of Raja Kilavan had died and a war of succession broke out between two other sons of Kilavan namely Bhavani Shankar and Tanda Teva. Serfoji I supported the cause of Bhavani Shankar and placed him on the throne. But Bhavani Shankar did not fulfill his promise to cede all lands north of the Pambar River to Thanjavur. Thanjavur switched sides and began to support ...
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Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom
The Thanjavur Maratha kingdom ruled by the Bhonsle dynasty was a principality of Tamil Nadu between the 17th and 19th centuries. Their native language was Marathi. Venkoji was the founder of the dynasty. Maratha conquest of Thanjavur Following the demise of Chola rule in the 13th century (specifically around 1279), the Thanjavur area came under the rule of the Pandyas and then, following the invasion of Malik Kafur, it fell into disorder. Pandya nadu very quickly reasserted their independence and added Thanjavur to their domain. Soon afterwards, however, they were conquered by the Vijayanagara Empire. The Emperor appointed his trusted Kin, who belonged to the Telugu Balija caste as Governors (Nayakas) of Madurai and Tanjavur. An internal family squabble between Chokkanatha Nayak of Madurai Nayak dynasty and his uncle Vijayaraghava Nayaka of Tanjavur led to a war and eventually ended in the defeat of Thanjavur. The rule of the Thanjavur Nayaks lasted until 1673, when Cho ...
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Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi I
Vijayaraghunatha Sethupathi (died 1720) ruled from 1710 to 1720 the ''"Ramnad Kingdom"'', also known as ''"Maravar Kingdom"''. He was an adopted son of Raghunatha Kilavan, the founder of the ''"Ramnad Kingdom"''. Sethupathi was the title granted by Thanjavur Nayaks to his adoptive father Raghunatha Kilavan, and this title was retained by his descendants. Personal life According to a 1713 letter written by Christian missionary Martin, Vijayaraghunatha Sethupathi was the second son of Raghunatha Kilavan, the founder of the kingdom. Martin writes Vijayaraghunatha Sethupathi had two daughters: Sivagami Nachiar and Rajeswari Nachiar. The story is that both his daughters fell in love with the same man and the king got them both married to him. He also gave him a small portion of his kingdom to take care of. Reign Vijayaraghunatha Sethupathi became a king after his adoptive father Raghunatha Kilavan chose him as heir apparent on his death bed. Vijayaraghunatha was a ruler of ...
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Ramnad
Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a town and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) in Ramanathapuram district. History The region is well known since Puranic ages. The estate of Ramnad included the Hindu holy island city of Rameswaram, from where, legend has it that the Hindu god Rama launched his invasion of Ravana's Lanka. On the conclusion of the war and Rama's success in it, he appointed a ''Sethupathi'' or "lord of the bridge" to guard the way to the island. The "bridge" referred to here is the legendary Rama's Bridge which was believed to have been constructed by Rama. The chieftains of Ramnad were entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the bridge, hence the appellation. Historically, for a short period, this area had been under the Chola Dynasty when Rajendra Chola I brought it under his territory in 1 ...
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Pugalur
Pugalur is a municipality in Karur district in Tamil Nadu, India. It has two parts: Nanjai Pugalur and Punjai Pugalur. Nanjai refers to land with plenty of water, and Punjai refers to land with few bodies of water. Geography Pugalur is on the bank of the perennial Kaveri River. It includes many villages and towns. Among these, TNPL Pugalur is the most famous. Other villages include Kattur, Kattipalayam, Kattur, Mettupalayam, Moolimangalam, MurugamPalayam, Punjai Thottakurichi, Punjaipugalur, Salapalayam, Sokkankadu, Sottaiyur, Thirukkattuthurai, and Velayuthampalayam. Climate The highest temperatures in Pugalur are in early May to early June, usually about and exceeding for a few days most years. The average daily temperature during January is around , although the temperature rarely falls below . The average annual rainfall is about in Nanjai and in Punjai. These areas get most of their seasonal rainfall from the northeast monsoon winds from late September to mid ...
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