Pudukkottai State
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Pudukkottai was a kingdom and later a princely state in British India, which existed from 1680 until 1948.
Puddukotai Durbar painted by Raja Ravi Varma
Ramachandra Tondaiman, king of Pudukkottai, at his durbar, ca. 1858
Madurai Nayak dynasty
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The Madurai Nayaks were a Telugu Balija Naidu dynasty who ruled most of modern-day Tamil Nadu, India, with Madurai as their capital. The Madurai Nayaks had their origins in the Balija warrior clans of
Pudukkottai State
…the state alongside English. Telugu-speakers were descendants of military chieftains who had migrated during the rule of the Vijayanagar Empire and the Madurai Nayak kingdom. Kanarese or Kannada was spoken largely by the Kuruba shepherds who had migrated from the Mysore kingdom. However, the Kurubars spoke a Kanarese dialect…
Tirumalai Nayak
Tirumalai Nayaka Palace Interior
Throne of Tirumala Nayaka
Tamukkam Palace built in 1670