The Battle of Nettur: When Kulasekhara Pandya Hired Sinhalese Mercenaries

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The Battle of Kandalur Salai: How Rajaraja Destroyed Chera Ships

The Battle of Kandalur Salai: How Rajaraja Destroyed Chera Ships: Discover the truth behind the Battle of Kandalur Salai (988 CE). How Rajaraja Chola’s first naval victory destroyed Chera power, dismantled fortified cities

The Battle of Thirupurambiyam: The War That Ended Two Empires and Built a Third

In 879 CE, a small village near Kumbakonam witnessed a battle that rewrote South Indian history. The Pandya king Varagunavarman II challenged a powerful coalition and lost everything. What followed was the slow death of two great dynasties and the stunning rise of the Cholas.

There are battles that decide who rules a region for a decade. Then there are battles that decide who rules for centuries. The Battle of Thirupurambiyam falls squarely in the second category.

The Battle of Thirupurambiyam: The War That Ended Two Empires and Built a Third

The Last Nayak of Tanjore: How a Rejected Marriage Proposal Ended a Dynasty

The Last Nayak of Tanjore: How a Rejected Marriage Proposal Ended a Dynasty: How a rejected marriage proposal triggered the violent end of the Tanjore Nayak dynasty in 1673 — tracing Vijayaraghava Nayak's death.

The Tanjore Nayaks: Telugu Warrior-Kings Who Shaped Tamil Nadu’s Classical Culture

The Tanjore Nayaks: Telugu Warrior-Kings Who Shaped Tamil Nadu’s Classical Culture: The Tanjore Nayaks governed the Kaveri delta from 1532 to 1673, building temples, theorising music, and sustaining the performing arts traditions

Kalabhra Interregnum: The Dark Age That Rewrote Tamilnadu History

Kalabhra Interregnum: The Dark Age That Rewrote Tamilnadu History: Discover the Kalabhra Interregnum — South India's mysterious Dark Age (3rd–6th century CE). Who were the Kalabhras? How did they fall?

The Mughal Siege of Gingee Fort — Conquest of the Madras Karnatak

The Mughal Siege of Gingee Fort — Conquest of the Madras Karnatak: How the Mughal Empire conquered Madras Karnatak and besieged Gingee Fort — the 8-year siege, Maratha resistance, and fall of South India's strongest fortress.