The Battle of Talikota: Fall of the Vijayanagara Empire
In January 1565, four Deccan sultans marched against an aging regent who thought himself unbeatable.…
Battles & Military History
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
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…
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
The Ramnad War of Succession (1720–1729): How a Throne Dispute Shattered the Marava Kingdom
Between 1720 and 1729, two claimants to the Ramnad throne, a plague, betrayed alliances, and…
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
Hidden Story of the Ramnad Civil War of 1637
In 1637, the death of a Sethupathi ruler in Ramnad triggered a bitter succession dispute…
Battles & Military History
Battle of Trichinopoly: Chikka Devaraja’s Humiliation at Trichy
In 1682, the Maratha-Mysore rivalry reached a boiling point at Tiruchirappalli. This was not just…