Panni and Miyana: South India’s Afghan Military Households
Two Afghan families, the Pannis and the Miyanas, fled a failed Mughal rebellion and built…
Explore the period of Nayak and Maratha rule in Tamil Nadu, covering regional kingdoms, administrative systems, and key transitions of power. This category presents well-documented histories of rulers, conflicts, and cultural developments that shaped the region between the decline of Vijayanagara and the rise of colonial influence.
Two Afghan families, the Pannis and the Miyanas, fled a failed Mughal rebellion and built…
Chokkanatha Nayak inherited a fractured throne at sixteen. Two decades of war, betrayal and a…
From the battlefields of the Deccan to the trading hubs of the Coromandel Coast, Afghan…
Gingee Fort stood as one of South India's toughest strongholds under the Nayaks, a Telugu…
The Madurai-Mysore wars were a 17th-century struggle for South Indian supremacy. From opportunistic invasions to…
Between 1720 and 1729, two claimants to the Ramnad throne, a plague, betrayed alliances, and…
In 1637, the death of a Sethupathi ruler in Ramnad triggered a bitter succession dispute…
Bangaru Tirumala Nayaka — royal kinsman, military commander, and reluctant claimant to the Madurai throne…