Mazhavaraayas

Mazhavaraayas or Mazhavars were the Polygars of Ariyalur. They are different from the Mazhavaraya clan who were kins of Chozhas. Ramanayanar is recorded to be the first of these polygars. Their original title being Nayanar, Ramanayanar was honored with Ranavijaya Oppilla Mazhavarayar title by Vijayanagar ruler after Ramanayanar defeated a certain Prathaparudhran and they adopted the Mazhavarayar title since.[1] They belong to the Padaiyachi sub-division of the Palli or Vanniyan Caste.[2][3][4].The title of this polygar was Nayanar.[5]

In 1735, Rangappa Mazhavaraaya of Ariyalur donated 175 acres (71 ha) of land to a church.[6]

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References
  1. காசிநாதன், நடன. வடபகுதி பாளையக்காரர்கள் வரலாறு. pp. 11–12.
  2. Hemingway, F. R,p.344 (1907). Madras District Gazetteers,Trichinopoly Vol. 1.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Taylor,William,p. 165 (1835). Oriental Historical Manuscripts Vol.2.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. W.Francis,p.192 (2002). Gazetteer of South India, Volume 2.
  5. "Oriental Historical Manuscripts Vol. 2". 1835.
  6. S. Jeyaseela Stephen (2008). Caste, Catholic Christianity, and the Language of Conversion: Social Change and Cultural Translation in Tamil Country, 1519-1774. ISBN 9788178356860.
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