{{Use Indian English, date=May 2018 Raya Rahutta Raya Vajridu Raya Mannida Raya Avadai Raghunatha Tondaiman (died 1661) was a Kallar chieftain of

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and a feudatory of the

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Ancestry and early life

Avadai Raghunatha Tondaiman was born in

in the early 17th century. He traced his ancestry to Thirumalai Tondaiman, who migrated from Tirupathi in the region called

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or Tondaimandalam and settled at Anbukkoil.

Career

In 1639, Avadai Raghunatha Tondaiman conquered the whole of the present-day Pudukkottai region for the Vijayanagar king Sriranga Raya III after defeating the reigning Pallavarayar dynasty. Sriranga Raya III granted him the title ''Raya Rahutta Raya Vajridu Raya Mannida Raya''. Avadai Raghunatha Tondaiman died in 1661 in Pilaviduti and was succeeded to the chieftainship by his son,

Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman Raja Sri Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman (1641–1730) was the ruler of the Pudukkottai kingdom from 1686 to 1730. Starting his career as a feudatory chieftain of the Sethupathi of Ramnad, in 1686, Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman was recognised as the indep ...

who laid the foundation of the Pudukkottai kingdom.

References

1661 deaths Pudukkottai district History of Tamil Nadu People of the Vijayanagara Empire Year of birth unknown