565:... the Great Naik demands of men what the reason is that the English do not desire to trade in his land as well as Portugal, saying they shall have the pepper and anything the land doth afford and likewise buy the commodities that they do bring with them as tin, lead, iron and red cloth is well sold. Little does our nation know how they are expected all this land, and thus the Danes do trade under the name of the English and are marvelous well used.
219:, the Raja of Vijayanagar, was killed by a rival claimant, Jaggaraya. Raghunatha proceeded against Jaggaraya to avenge the murder. Different accounts give varying versions of the events. According to Ramabhadramba, Raghunatha first fought a rebellious regional chieftain called Solaga, pursuing him to
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on 23 May 1624 and proceeded inland to
Thanjavur to seek an audience with the king, reaching the capital in June. Raghunatha received the visitors warmly and granted them permits to trade freely in Karaikal. However, Raghunatha later withdrew his concessions and demanded an annual rent of 7,000
320:, through a mixture of native cunning and the ability to perform a delicate balancing act, the Jaffna king secured a surprising degree of room for maneuver. While according to Nayak chronicles, Raghunatha himself led the expedition, according to Portuguese records, the campaign was led by one
299:
Raghunatha attacked Solaga's headquarters near
Kumbakonam. Supported by Krishnappa Nayak, the Portuguese and Muslim mercenaries, Solaga put up strong resistance but was finally defeated by Raghunatha's artillery. He was captured and imprisoned along with his family.
348:. Yagnanarayana Dikshita mentions that Jaggaraya had the support of the Yavanas and Parasikas, whose identities remain unclear. Raghunatha's army consisted of strong infantry and cavalry divisions, elephant corps, and armed soldiers. The Vijayanagar claimant
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riyals. This volte-face has been attributed to pressure from the
Portuguese and the Danes. Nevertheless, Johnson rejected the Nayak's offer and returned to England, where his activities were severely censured. The English also tried to get
235:. After his victory over the Portuguese, Ramabhadramba claims, Raghunatha returned to the Indian mainland, where he pursued Jaggaraya to Toppur and defeated him. He later constructed a pillar of victory and took possession of
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on the eastern coast before the accession of
Raghunatha, while the Dutch founded a settlement at Tegnapatnam in 1610. South Indian rulers patronized and supported the Dutch to neutralize the belligerent Portuguese.
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Raghunatha also conducted minor campaigns. Though he failed to prevent the
Aryachakravarti dynasty from being overthrown, he kept up the pressure against the Portuguese by supporting rebellions. The
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on 19 November 1620. Following a visit to
Raghunatha's court, the English captain John Johnson and Brockedon, the President of the English settlements, tried to convince the directors of the
340:
On his return to India, Raghunatha Nayak personally led an army against
Jaggaraya, who had usurped the throne of Vijayanagar after killing Sriranga II. Jaggaraya was assisted by the
268:
in August 1616. Portuguese chroniclers dated
Raghunatha's victories in Jaffna to the beginning of 1616. The campaign against the Solaga must have also taken place at this time.
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371:—made six attempts between 1620 and 1621 to overthrow Portuguese rule. Raghunatha, himself, sent five armies between 1619 and 1621 to conquer Jaffna, but they failed.
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The two armies met at Toppur. Raghunatha was completely victorious; Jaggaraya was captured and killed, and Rama Deva Raya was placed on the throne.
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and gave costly gifts to poor
Brahmins and the disabled. A 1604 inscription from Narattampoondi records Raghunatha's gift of the village of
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who attacked passers-by and stole their belongings. Raghunatha's campaign was a punitive expedition to put an end to his activities.
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Raghunatha's empire extended far beyond the confines of
Thanjavur district. His inscriptions have been found in Thirukkoshtiyur in
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According to Yagnanarayana Dikshita, the campaign had been preceded by a council held by Achuthappa Nayak in which Raghunatha,
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324:, a general in service of Raghunatha. The Thanjavur Nayak forces were victorious in evicting the Portuguese from Jaffna.
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was placed on the throne. However, Cankili II ruled for barely two years before being overthrown and killed in 1619.
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Raghunatha maintained cordial relations with the Danes and the English. The Portuguese had established factories at
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207:. He ascended the throne in 1600, ruled with his father from 1600 to 1614, and as sole monarch from 1614 to 1634.
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Raghunathanayaka, a Balija who ruled Tanjavur during the early seventeenth century, also wrote a Ramayana.
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caste. He ruled from 1600 to 1634 and is noted for the attainments of Thanjavur in literature, art, and
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participated. The whole campaign against Jaggaraya and the Solaga was the outcome of this conference.
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181:, the art of warfare and administration. He had multiple queens, chiefly Kalavati referred to in the
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de Silva, K. M. (2005). A History of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Vijitha Yapa. p. 782. ISBN 955-8095-92-3.
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Following the victory over Solaga, Raghunatha attacked Jaffna. Enthiramana helped the re-founded
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were active during his reign. Raghunatha was also an expert sword-fighter and horse rider.
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Raghunatha patronized Carnatic music in his kingdom. The Nayak himself composed a number of
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During the time of Raghunatha the structure of the veena also evolved and he invented the
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King Vimaladharmasuriya I (1593–1604) and King Senarat (1604–1635) to secure help from
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was the most powerful king of the Thanjavur Nayak Dynasty. He was the third ruler of
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give a detailed account of his childhood. As a boy, Raghunatha learned the
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for upkeeping the Srirangam temple. He also gave lavish gifts to the
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The Battle of Toppur was dated 12 December 1616 based on the
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during his reign. Raghunatha also renovated a number of
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In his early days, Raghunatha won acclaim fighting the
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and was born after intense penance by his father. The
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Johnson's proposal was approved; a mission landed at
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to send a mission to Thanjavur. Johnson wrote home:
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Raghunatha's biographies note his generosity towards
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and then besieging him in his island-fortress on the
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to resist the Portuguese. Like Bhuvanekabahu VII of
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264:, which states that Raghunatha was camping at
280:says that Solaga was the ruler of an island (
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457:Ramananda. He also composed a number of
886:Chakravarthy, Pradeep (5 August 2005).
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163:Raghunatha Nayak was the eldest son of
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227:before turning his attention to the
888:"The colourful world of the Nayaks"
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528:, and the Sri Mutt in Kumbakonam.
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862:Krishna, T. M. (31 January 2011).
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443:were conducted on a lavish scale.
429:Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi
358:
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532:Relationship with European powers
512:. Raghunatha constructed several
395:, visited Thanjavur and composed
461:in Telugu, important ones being
367:—a class of fishermen along the
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423:in Kumbakonam. He expanded the
963:Datta, Rangan (15 June 2022).
650:University of California Press
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586:Extent of Raghunatha's kingdom
481:. He wrote the Sanskrit plays
1:
1127:17th-century Indian musicians
1034:
158:
1117:17th-century Indian monarchs
926:Raghunatha Nayakudu (1919).
403:temples. He constructed the
193:Wars With Golconda Sultanate
7:
1041:Vriddhagirisan, V. (1942).
967:. The Telegraph. My Kolkata
864:"The charisma of composers"
766:Jaffna Under the Portuguese
473:Rukminiparinaya Yakshaganam
375:Patronage of arts and music
272:Campaign against the Solaga
143:, southern India, from the
30:Maharaja Of Thanjavur Nayak
18:Maharaja Of Thanjavur Nayak
10:
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553:founded the settlement of
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551:Danish East India Company
199:Venkata war with Golkonda
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600:Tiruchirappalli district
413:Saraswathi Mahal Library
1122:Saraswati veena players
592:Ramanathapuram district
330:Aryachakravarti Dynasty
292:. He is described as a
129:Thanjavur Nayak Dynasty
567:
421:Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
352:fought alongside him.
1132:Vijayanagara generals
1043:The Nayaks of Tanjore
563:
499:Chemakura Venkataraju
415:in Thanjavur and the
342:Madurai Nayak Dynasty
284:) and a feudatory of
95:Kalavati, Chenchamma
1112:History of Thanjavur
1089:Vijaya Raghava Nayak
1047:Annamalai University
608:Kanchipuram district
391:, the composer from
108:Vijaya Raghava Nayak
68:Vijaya Raghava Nayak
1063:Nayaks of Thanjavur
1025:Vriddhagirisan 1942
1013:Vriddhagirisan 1942
1001:Vriddhagirisan 1942
986:Vriddhagirisan 1942
951:Vriddhagirisan 1942
916:, pp. 106–107.
914:Vriddhagirisan 1942
900:on 6 December 2007.
843:Vriddhagirisan 1942
826:Vriddhagirisan 1942
814:Vriddhagirisan 1942
802:Vriddhagirisan 1942
790:Vriddhagirisan 1942
778:Vriddhagirisan 1942
744:Vriddhagirisan 1942
732:Vriddhagirisan 1942
720:Vriddhagirisan 1942
708:Vriddhagirisan 1942
696:Vriddhagirisan 1942
681:Vriddhagirisan 1942
489:. The Telugu poets
183:Raghunathabhyudayam
170:Raghunathabhyudayam
1080:Raja of Thanjavur
929:Valmiki Charitramu
559:East India Company
464:Parijatapaharanamu
425:Uppiliappan Temple
304:Invasion of Jaffna
278:Raghunathabyudayam
262:Raghunathabyudayam
211:Campaigns and wars
205:Golconda Sultanate
1095:
1094:
1086:Succeeded by
1058:Raghunatha Nayak
828:, pp. 90–92.
816:, pp. 88–89.
804:, pp. 85–86.
780:, pp. 80–82.
746:, pp. 74–76.
698:, pp. 66–68.
683:, pp. 62–65.
659:978-0-520-22074-4
526:Vijayendra Tirtha
255:Ethirimana Cinkam
185:as Pattampurani.
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469:Valmikicharitram
405:Ramaswamy Temple
346:Nayaks of Gingee
336:Battle of Toppur
286:Krishnappa Nayak
248:Govinda Dikshita
175:Sahityanatyakara
165:Achuthappa Nayak
147:. He belongs to
137:Raghunatha Nayak
58:Achuthappa Nayak
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576:Pondicherry
495:Madhuravani
451:Jayantasena
401:Vaishnavite
381:Yakshaganas
314:South India
266:Pazhamaneri
241:Chidambaram
237:Bhuvanagiri
217:Sriranga II
54:Predecessor
1101:Categories
1083:1600–1634
1035:References
971:12 October
612:Nedugunram
555:Tranquebar
547:Ove Gjedde
409:Kumbakonam
389:Kshetrayya
326:Cankili II
322:Khem Nayak
294:highwayman
229:Portuguese
221:Kumbakonam
159:Early life
45:Coronation
893:The Hindu
869:The Hindu
578:from the
538:San Thome
524:pontiff,
514:agraharas
478:Ramayanam
365:Karaiyars
215:In 1614,
141:Thanjavur
79:Thanjavur
64:Successor
39:1600–1634
642:(2001).
571:Karaikal
510:Brahmins
453:and the
427:and the
387:player.
225:Kollidam
179:shastras
596:Lalgudi
549:of the
419:of the
328:of the
124:Dynasty
92:Consort
77:Unknown
768:, p. 3
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610:, and
522:Madhva
459:kavyas
431:. The
417:gopura
290:Gingee
233:Jaffna
149:Balija
626:Notes
397:padas
393:Muvva
385:veena
239:near
114:House
104:Issue
36:Reign
973:2023
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