Tirumala Nayak

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Madurai Nayak dynasty ruler historical figure ruler

Tirumala Nayak was a 17th-century ruler of the Madurai Nayak dynasty in South India, renowned for his patronage of art and architecture, including the famous Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal.

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Label Occurrences
Thirumalai Nayak 4
Tirumala Nayak canonical 1
Tirumalai Nayak 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Madurai Nayak dynasty ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
alternativeName Thirumalai Nayak NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Madurai city development ⓘ
Meenakshi Amman Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
built Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ
portions of Meenakshi Amman Temple complex ⓘ
capital Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ
century 17th century ⓘ
conflictsWith Bijapur Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mysore rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryInModernTerms India NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty Madurai Nayak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
encouraged trade in Madurai region ⓘ
era post-Vijayanagara period ⓘ
knownFor Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of art ⓘ
strengthening of Madurai Nayak kingdom ⓘ
temple renovations ⓘ
languageOfCourt Tamil ⓘ
Telugu ⓘ
legacy major contributor to Madurai’s architectural heritage ⓘ
remembered as one of the greatest Nayak rulers of Madurai ⓘ
name Tirumala Nayak NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronOf Hindu temples ⓘ
Shaivite institutions ⓘ
Vaishnavite institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
dance and music ⓘ
literature ⓘ
politicalStatus independent ruler ⓘ
predecessor Muthu Veerappa Nayak II NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionRuled Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ
South India NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignEnd 1659 ⓘ
reignStart 1623 ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
strengthened Madurai Nayak military ⓘ
fortifications of Madurai ⓘ
styleOfArchitecture Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nayak architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Chokkanatha Nayak NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nayak rulers of Madurai → notableRuler → Tirumala Nayak ⓘ
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple → notablePatron → Tirumala Nayak ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tirumalai Nayak
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam → constructedBy → Tirumala Nayak ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thirumalai Nayak
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal → builtFor → Tirumala Nayak ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thirumalai Nayak
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal → namedAfter → Tirumala Nayak ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thirumalai Nayak
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal → builder → Tirumala Nayak ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thirumalai Nayak