Topic summary
Kalayar Kovil
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Kalaiyar Kovil.
History
On 25 June 1772, the Company forces under Col. Joseph Smitt and Cap. Bonjour marched towards Kalayar Kovil. The second king of Sivaganga, Muthu Vaduga Natha Thevar (1750–1772). The third ruler of the Kingdom of Sivaganga was Rani Velu Nachiyar. She reigned from 1772 to 1780. After Velu Nachiyar's reign, the Marudu brothers, Periya Marudu and Chinna Marudu, governed the kingdom. They are the fourth king of sivaganga Maruthu brothers