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Nayaks of Thanjavur

1532 CE 1676 CE

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1675 CE 1799 CE Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k) [None]

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General Description

The Nayaks of Thanjavur originally ruled the Tamil Nadu region of Thanjavur on behalf of the Vijayanagara kings. After the decline of the Vijayanagara, the Nayaks of Thanjavur became independent rulers sometime in the 1530s CE. The Nayaks of Thanjavur had their capital in the city of Thanjavur and the major commercial port was at Nagaputtinam. ^[1] ^[2] The Nayaks of Thanjavur had valuable trade connections with the Dutch and the British in which they imposed taxes on the import and export of foreign goods. Trade agreements between the Nayaks of Thanjavur and the Dutch and British were recorded on various inscriptions giving insight into the particulars of these arrangements. .” ^[3] ^[2] The rule of the Nayaks of Thanjavur lasted until the 1670s when the Nayaks of Maduri overthrow the last Thanjavur nayak. The rule over Thanjavur by the Nayaks of Maduri was brief, and they were eventually succeeded by the Maratha rulers. ^[4]

[1]: (Chakravarthy 2016, 78) Chakravarthy, Pradeep. 2016. ‘Thanjavur’s Sarasvati Muhal Library’ India International Centre Quarterly. Vol. 42:3/4. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/CU6HMURQ/collection

[2]: (Chinnaiyan 2005-2006, 457) Chinnaiyan, S. 2005-2006. ‘Tax Structure in Tanjore Kingdom under the Nayaks and Marathas (A.D. 1532- 1799)’ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. Vol. 66. Pp 456-459. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/8WJRSDG6/collection

[3]: (Menon 2001, 303) Menon. A.G. 2001. ‘Copper Plates to Silver Plates: Cholas, Dutch and Buddhism’ In Fruits of Inspiration: Studies in Honour of Prof. J.G. de Caparis. Leiden: Brill. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/FU8TFSTT/collection

[4]: (Sorokhaibam 2013, 4-5) Sorokhaibam, Jeenet. 2013. Chhatrapati Shivaji: The Maratha Warrior and his Campaigns. New Delhi: Vij Books India Pvt. Ltd. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/MJ4PW3NS/collection

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

2 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

2 Polity Succession

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

1 Religion Family

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Administrative Level

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

Law

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Communal Building

Transport Infrastructure

1 Port

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Indigenous Coin

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

1 Weight Measurement System

1 Time Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

4 Power Transition

Instability Events

5 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	44 P	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Original Name	Nayaks of Thanjavur	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Capital	Thanjavur	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Alternative Name	Nayak of Tanjore	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Alternative Name	Nayaka of Thanjavur	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Temporal Bounds Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Peak Years	[1600 CE ➜ 1634 CE]
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Duration	[1532 CE ➜ 1676 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Marathas	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Preceding Entity	continuity; Vijayanagara [continuity] Update here
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Succeeding Entity 1675 CE 1799 CE	Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k) [None]
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Language Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Dravidian	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Language	Telugu	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Religion Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Hinduism	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Religion Family	Vaishnavist Hinduism	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Hierarchical Complexity Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[3 to 5]	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Administrative Level	[5 to 9]	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Professions Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Law Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Communal Building	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Port	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Information / Writing System Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Script	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present Inferred	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Sacred Text	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Religious Literature	Present Inferred	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Fiction	Present Inferred	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Calendar	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Information / Money Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Indigenous Coin	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Information / Postal System Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Information / Measurement System Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Weight Measurement System	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Time Measurement System	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Military use of Metals Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Projectiles Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Handheld weapons Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Animals used in warfare Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Armor Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Naval technology Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Absent Inferred	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred	1532 CE 1676 CE
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Human Sacrifice Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks)

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