Origins
| Kings and Queen Regents of Madurai Nayak Dynasty |
|
|---|---|
| Madurai Nayak Rulers | |
| Viswanatha Nayak | 1529—1563 |
| Kumara Krishnappa Nayak | 1563—1573 |
| Joint Rulers Group I | 1573—1595 |
| Joint Rulers Group II | 1595—1602 |
| Muttu Krishnappa Nayak | 1602—1609 |
| Muttu Virappa Nayak | 1609—1623 |
| Tirumalai Nayak | 1623—1659 |
| Muthu Alakadri Nayak | 1659—1662 |
| Chokkanatha Nayak | 1662—1682 |
| Rangakrishna Muthu Virappa Nayak | 1682—1689 |
| Rani Mangammal‡ | 1689—1704 |
| Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha Nayak | 1704—1731 |
| Queen Meenakshi‡ | 1731—1736 |
| Capitals | |
| Madurai | 1529—1616 |
| Tiruchirapalli | 1616—1634 |
| Madurai | 1634—1665 |
| Tiruchirapalli | 1665—1736 |
| Major Forts | |
| Madurai 72 Bastion Fort | |
| Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort | |
| Dindigul Fort | |
| Thirunelvelli Fort | |
| Palaces | |
| Thirumalai Nayak Mahal, Madurai | |
| Chokkanatha Nayak Palace/Durbar Hall, Tiruchirapalli | |
| Rani Mangammal Tamukkam palace Madurai | |
In 1538 AD, the Vijayanagara commander Kotikam Nagama Nayaka defeated Veerasekara Chola who occupied the Pandyan region. However, Nagama Nayakka declared independence from the Vijayanagar dynasty instead of handing back the kingdom. A folk story says he did so under the influence of a girl with whom he was in love. To check the rebellion of Nagama Nayaka, emperor Krishnadeva Raya sent a large force under Viswanatha Nayak. Vishwanatha Nayaka was the son of Nagama Nayaka. Viswanatha eventually defeated and imprisoned his father. He was rewarded by the Vijayanagar king who made him the Viceroy of the Tamil Country. Krishnadeva Raya did not punish Nagama Nayak. The emperor gave him some religious work and allowed him to attend the royal court. Viswanatha Nayudu obeyed the orders of the Vijayanagar king nominally, and placed the Pandya on the throne who ruled for a while. However, Vishwanatha Nayaka later set out to rule on his own account; and in 1559 when the Vijayanagara Kingdom was in decline, he established a dynastic rule.
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