Meenakshi_(Nayak_queen)

Meenakshi (Nayak queen)

Meenakshi (Nayak queen)

Queen of Madurai Nayak

Meenakshi (1700-1736) was the queen regent of the Madurai Nayak Kingdom in the Dindigul Fort between 1731 and 1736.[1] She ruled as regent for her adopted son.[2]

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She was the granddaughter-in-law of Rani Mangammal. She married king Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha Nayak of the Madurai Nayak Kingdom. In 1731, her spouse died without heirs. She adopted the son of Vangaru Thirumalai, had the minor boy declared heir, and proclaimed herself as regent of the kingdom in his name. She was a loyal tribute to the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah, assisting Mughal forces in the Carnatic several times against the Maratha Empire.

She was the last ruler in the Madurai Nayaks line.

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References

  1. [1]
    Madras District Gazetteers: Salem. Madras (India : State), B. S. Baliga, 1957
  2. [2]
    Caldwell, Robert (2004). History of Tinnevelly. p. 85. ISBN 9788120601611. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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