Thanjavur Nayak kingdom

Thanjavur Nayak Dynasty
Thanjavur Nayak Dynasty
1532–1673
	Approximate extent of the Thanjavur Nayak Kingdom, c. 1572
Capital	Thanjavur
Common languages	Telugu, Tamil
Religion	Hinduism
Government	Monarchy
King
History
• Established	1532
• Disestablished	1673
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Chola Empire
	Vijayanagara Empire
Thanjavur Marathas

The Thanjavur Nayak dynasty (or Thanjavur Nayak kingdom) were the rulers of Thanjavur in the 15th and 17th centuries.^[1] The Nayaks, who belonged to the Telugu-speaking Balija social group^[2] were originally appointed as provincial governors by the Vijayanagara Emperor in the 15th century, who divided the territory into Nayak kingdoms which were Madurai, Tanjore, Gingee and Kalahasthi. In the mid-15th century they became an independent kingdom, although they continued their alliance with the Vijayanagara Empire.^[3] The Thanjavur Nayaks were notable for their patronage of literature and the arts.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ Vriddhagirisan, V. (1995). The Nayaks of Tanjore.
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- G. S. Ghurye, ed. (1969). Caste and Race in India. Popular Prakashan. p. 106. The Nayak kings of Madura and Tanjore were Balijas , traders by caste
- Eugene F. Irschick, ed. (1969). Politics and Social Conflict in South India. University of California Press. p. 8. The successors of the Vijayanagar empire, the Nayaks of Madura and Tanjore, were Balija Naidus
- Sheldon Pollock, ed. (2003). Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. University of California Press. p. 413. .... in the seventeenth century, when warriors/traders from the Balija caste acquired kingship of the southern kingdoms of Madurai and Tanjavur.
- David Shulman, ed. (2020). Classical Telugu Poetry. University of California Press. p. 57. ..... in the Tamil country, where Telugu Balija families had established local Nāyaka states (in Senji, Tanjavur, Madurai, and elsewhere) in the course of the sixteenth century.
- Andhra Pradesh Archives, Andhra Pradesh State Archives & Research Institute, ed. (2007). Itihas. Vol. 33. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 145. ....It is told that the Nayak Kings of Madurai and Tanjore were Balijas , who had marital relations among themselves and with the Vijaya Nagara rulers
^ Harmony of Religions: Vedānta Siddhānta Samarasam of Tāyumānavar, Thomas Manninezhath
^ Thanjavur Nayak kings Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ Tanjore History
^ Cite error: The named reference hindu1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Nayaks_of_Tanjore-1] Vriddhagirisan, V. (1995). The Nayaks of Tanjore.

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G. S. Ghurye, ed. (1969). Caste and Race in India. Popular Prakashan. p. 106. The Nayak kings of Madura and Tanjore were Balijas , traders by caste

Eugene F. Irschick, ed. (1969). Politics and Social Conflict in South India. University of California Press. p. 8. The successors of the Vijayanagar empire, the Nayaks of Madura and Tanjore, were Balija Naidus

Sheldon Pollock, ed. (2003). Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. University of California Press. p. 413. .... in the seventeenth century, when warriors/traders from the Balija caste acquired kingship of the southern kingdoms of Madurai and Tanjavur.

David Shulman, ed. (2020). Classical Telugu Poetry. University of California Press. p. 57. ..... in the Tamil country, where Telugu Balija families had established local Nāyaka states (in Senji, Tanjavur, Madurai, and elsewhere) in the course of the sixteenth century.

Andhra Pradesh Archives, Andhra Pradesh State Archives & Research Institute, ed. (2007). Itihas. Vol. 33. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 145. ....It is told that the Nayak Kings of Madurai and Tanjore were Balijas , who had marital relations among themselves and with the Vijaya Nagara rulers

[3] G. S. Ghurye, ed. (1969). Caste and Race in India. Popular Prakashan. p. 106. The Nayak kings of Madura and Tanjore were Balijas , traders by caste

[4] Eugene F. Irschick, ed. (1969). Politics and Social Conflict in South India. University of California Press. p. 8. The successors of the Vijayanagar empire, the Nayaks of Madura and Tanjore, were Balija Naidus

[5] Sheldon Pollock, ed. (2003). Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. University of California Press. p. 413. .... in the seventeenth century, when warriors/traders from the Balija caste acquired kingship of the southern kingdoms of Madurai and Tanjavur.

[6] David Shulman, ed. (2020). Classical Telugu Poetry. University of California Press. p. 57. ..... in the Tamil country, where Telugu Balija families had established local Nāyaka states (in Senji, Tanjavur, Madurai, and elsewhere) in the course of the sixteenth century.

[7] Andhra Pradesh Archives, Andhra Pradesh State Archives & Research Institute, ed. (2007). Itihas. Vol. 33. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 145. ....It is told that the Nayak Kings of Madurai and Tanjore were Balijas , who had marital relations among themselves and with the Vijaya Nagara rulers

[3] Harmony of Religions: Vedānta Siddhānta Samarasam of Tāyumānavar, Thomas Manninezhath

[4] Thanjavur Nayak kings Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Tanjore History

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