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Tirumala Nayak
Tirumala Nayak (died 1659) was the most famous ruler of the Madurai Nayak dynasty in southern India, reigning from 1623 to 1659. He threw off the authority of the declining Vijayanagara rulers, fought Mysore and Bijapur, and built the Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal palace in Madurai and large additions to the Meenakshi temple.
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