Sikkandar Malai: How a Fallen Sultan Became a Saint at Thiruparankundram
In 1378, Vijayanagara forces killed Sikandar Shah, the last ruler of the Madurai Sultanate, on…
Forts, Temples & Architecture
Historical Mysteries
Battles & Military History
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
Chokkanatha Nayak and Rustam Khan: The Puppet King of Madurai
Chokkanatha Nayak inherited a fractured throne at sixteen. Two decades of war, betrayal and a…
Battles & Military History
The Battle of Mudugur: How a Pandya King Broke Kakatiya Power at Nellore
In 1258, Pandya forces under Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I met a Kakatiya army at Mudugur…
Battles & Military History
The Battle of Srirangam 1262: How Jatavarman Sundara Pandya Broke Hoysala Power on the Kaveri
In 1262 CE, near the sacred temple town of Srirangam, the armies of Pandya king…
Battles & Military History
Battle of Erode (1667): Chikkadevaraja, Chokkanatha Nayak, and the Fall of Kongu
In 1667, on the banks of the Kaveri, a confederacy raised in the name of…
Battles & Military History
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
The Clash of Titans: Deciphering the Madurai-Mysore Wars
The Madurai-Mysore wars were a 17th-century struggle for South Indian supremacy. From opportunistic invasions to…
Battles & Military History
The Battle of Paramakudi: First Matchlock War in Tamil Nadu history
When the polygar Tumbichchi Nayaka seized the fortified town of Paramakudi and defied the Madurai…