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Rani Mangammal

d. c. 1705 · 17th century

Rani Mangammal was queen regent of the Madurai Nayak kingdom from about 1689 to 1704, on behalf of her grandson Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha. She kept the kingdom intact through diplomacy with the Mughals and campaigns against Thanjavur and Travancore. She is remembered for building roads, rest houses, water tanks and choultries across the southern Tamil country.

Rani Mangammal
Image: Suresh, Madurai · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Madurai Nayak dynasty

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