History of Madurai
History of Madurai

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781230655451

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Madurai Nayak Dynasty, Puli Thevar, Palaiyakkarar, Nayaks of Kandy, Srivilliputhur, Thirumalai Nayak, Mangammal, Madurai Sultanate, Chokkanatha Nayak, Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak, Ariyanatha Mudaliar, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal, Dindigul Fort, Panchalankurichi, Meenakshi, Sivagiri, Tirunelveli, Surandai, Nerkattumseval, Viswanatha Nayak, Ramaiyan, Chokkampatti, Saptur, Kollamkondan, Singampatti, Alagapuri, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, Thalaivankottai, Sethur Town, Tamukkam Palace. Excerpt: The Madurai Nayaks or Nayak Dynasty of Madurai were rulers of a region comprising most of modern-day Tamil Nadu, India, with Madurai as their capital. The Nayak reign was an era noted for its achievement in arts, cultural and administrative reforms, revitalization of temples previously ransacked by the Delhi Sultans, and inauguration of a unique architectural style. The dynasty consisted of 13 rulers, of whom 9 were kings, 2 were queens, and 2 were joint-kings. The most notable of these were the king, Tirumalai Nayak, and the queen, Rani Mangammal. Foreign trade was conducted mainly with the Dutch and the Portuguese, as the British and the French had not yet made inroads in the region. Madurai Nayaks belonged to Telugu speaking Early in the fourteenth century AD a dispute arose over the succession to the Pandya throne. One claimant appealed for help to emperor Ala-ud-din of Delhi, who dispatched his general, Malik Kafur, in 1310 AD. Malik Kafur marched south, ransacking kingdoms on the way and causing enormous changes to the political configuration of central and Southern India. He marched into Madurai, sacking the town, paralysing trade, suppressing public worship, and making civilian life miserable. The great Meenakshi temple with its fourteen towers was pulled down, destroying the nearby streets and buildings, and leaving only the two...

A History of Tinnevelly
A History of Tinnevelly

Author: Bishop R. Caldwell

Publisher: Asian Educational Services

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9788120601611

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Presents The History Of Tinnevelly From The Earliest Period To The Cession To The English Government In 1801 A.D. 10 Chapters - 5 Appendices - Index.

The Art of Ancient India
The Art of Ancient India

Author: Susan L. Huntington

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 8120836170

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To scholars in the field, the need for an up-to-date overview of the art of South Asia has been apparent for decades. Although many regional and dynastic genres of Indic art are fairly well understood, the broad, overall representation of India's centuries of splendor has been lacking. The Art of Ancient India is the result of the author's aim to provide such a synthesis. Noted expert Sherman E. Lee has commented: –Not since Coomaraswamyês History of Indian and Indonesian Art (1927) has there been a survey of such completeness.” Indeed, this work restudies and reevaluates every frontier of ancient Indic art _ from its prehistoric roots up to the period of Muslim rule, from the Himalayan north to the tropical south, and from the earliest extant writing through the most modern scholarship on the subject. This dynamic survey-generously complemented with 775 illustrations, including 48 in full color and numerous architectural ground plans, and detailed maps and fine drawings, and further enhanced by its guide to Sanskrit, copious notes, extensive bibliography, and glossary of South Asian art terms-is the most comprehensive and most fully illustrated study of South Asian art available. The works and monuments included in this volume have been selected not only for their artistic merit but also in order to both provide general coverage and include transitional works that furnish the key to an all encompassing view of the art. An outstanding portrayal of ancient Indiaês highest intellectual and technical achievements, this volume is written for many audiences: scholars, for whom it provides an up-to-date background against which to examine their own areas of study; teachers and students of college level, for whom it supplies a complete summary of and a resource for their own deeper investigations into Indic art; and curious readers, for whom it gives a broad-based introduction to this fascinating area of world art.