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About Sivaganga
Sivaganga (Tamil: [siʋaɡəŋɡaɪ]) is a city and headquarters of the Sivaganga district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is known for the 16th-century Sivagangai Fort, located in its city centre. Inside the fort, the Rajarajeshwari Amman Temple features many ornate sculptures. Nearby, the government museum has prehistoric relics and natural history displays.
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Raja Doraisingam Government Arts College
School · 0.6 km
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History
During the 17th century, Sivaganga was ruled by the Kingdom of Ramnad, which had its boundary spreading across modern-day Sivaganga, Pudukkottai and Ramnathapuram. The seventh king of the empire, Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi (also called Kelvan Sethupathy) ruled from 1674 to 1710 and was succeeded by his sister's son Vijaya Ragunatha Sethupathy. He was succeeded by his son-in-law Sundareswara Ragunatha Sethupathy in 1726. Bavani Sankara Thevan, the illegitimate son of Ragunatha Sethupathy, aligned with the Rajah of Tanjore to attack Ramnad. Though Bavani won, he did not honor the earlier decision to cede some portions of the empire to the King of Tanjore. He quarreled with Sasivarna Periya Oodaya Thevar and sent him out of his province. Both Sasivarna and Kattaya Thevar, the brother of Sundareswara, aligned with the Rajah of Tanjore. Both of them conquered Bavani in 1730 with the help of the army of Tanjore. Kattaya Thevar divided the kingdom into five provinces and gave two to Sasivarna, who became the first king of Sivaganga.
From the History section of Sivaganga on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Madurai International Airport (IXM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Nāttarasankottai 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Manamadurai 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Mangalam 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Tiruppuvanam 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Melur 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Ilaiyankudi 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Madurai 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Kāraikkudi 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Tirupparangunram 45 km west, about 45 min by car
- Dindigul 80 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Photo credits
- Sivaganga arch, Nileshantony92, CC BY-SA 3.0
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