Ettayapuram estate
Permanently settled estate of Ettaiyapuram | |
|---|---|
| 1567–1947 | |
| Status | Permanently settled zamindari. |
| Capital | Ettaiyapuram |
| Common languages | Tamil, Telugu, English |
| Religion | Hindu |
| zamindar | |
| History | |
• Established | 1567 |
• Disestablished | 1947 |
Ettaiyapuram estate was a zamindari estate situated in the Ottapidaram taluk of the erstwhile Tinnevely district.
Geography
Ettaiyapuram was located in the north-eastern corner of Tinnevely district. The estate covered an area of 570 square miles (1,500 km2) and 374 villages and in 1901, had a population of 154,000. The headquarters of the estate was the town of Ettaiyapuram.
History
The estate was ruled by the Telugu Nayak Balija Naidu dynasty whose ancestors hailed from Chandragiri in present-day Andhra Pradesh. During an invasion of Alauddin Khilji, Kumaramuttu Nayak Balija Naidu the founder of the dynasty migrated from Chandragiri to Tirunelveli where he was granted the region comprising the later-established Ettaiyapuram estate. The town of Ettaiyapuram was established in 1567.
List of zamindars
- Muthu Jagavira Rama Kumara Ettappa Naicker Balija Naidu
- Jagavirarama Venkateswara Ettapa Nayakar Balija Naidu Aiyan
- Jagavirarama Kumara Ettappa Nayakar Balija Naidu Aiyan
- Jagavira Rama Venkateswara Ettappa Nayaker Balija Naidu Aiyan
- Muthuswami Jagavira Rama Ettappa Nayakar Balija Naidu Aiyan
- Jagavira Rama Kumara Ettappa Nayaker Balija Naidu Aiyan
References
- The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908, Vol 12. Clarendon Press. pp. 48–49.