history

The history of Pudukkottai is an epitome of the history of South India. There are, in and around Pudukkottai, many vestiges of the oldest human habitation (megalithic), some of the oldest lithic records known in the south and towns and villages mentioned in ancient Tamil literature. The Pandya-s, the Chozha-s, the Pallava-s, the Hoysala-s, the Vijayanagara kings and the Madurai Nayak-s ruled over the State, fostered its communal organizations, trade and industries and embellished it with temples and monuments of outstanding merit.

When South India felt the impact of the Muslim onslaught, this area was not spared. When Nayak rule at Madurai tottered, the Poligar-s (பாளயக்காரர்கள், Palaya-karar-s) plundered and ravaged the country for more than a century until the Tondaiman-s subdued them and carved out the former state of Pudukkottai. The princely state of Pudukkottai, which was under the Tondaiman-s, merged in the Indian Union on March 3, 1948. The Pudukkottai district was formed on January 14th, 1974, being separated from Tiruchirappalli District.
 

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