| Conquest of Tanjore (1673) | |||||||||
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| Part of Madurai- Tanjore Conflicts | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Madurai Nayakas | Thanjavur Nayaks | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Venkata Krishna Nayaka Chinna Tambhi Mudali Chinna Kattiri Nayaka |
Vijaya Raghava Nayak † Venkatadri Nayaka Mannaru Das † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 20,000 | ||||||||
The Conquest of Tanjore was a military campaign launched by Chokkanatha Nayak, the ruler of Madurai, against Vijaya Raghava Nayak, the king of Tanjore, in retaliation for an insult over a rejected marriage proposal. The campaign was led by Chokkanatha's general, Venkata Krishna Nayaka, who besieged Tanjore with relentless artillery bombardment, eventually breaching its fortifications. Despite fierce resistance, Vijaya Raghava was killed in battle, and his son, Mannarudas, also fell. With the fall of Tanjore, Chokkanatha annexed the kingdom and appointed his foster-brother, Alagiri Nayak, as the Viceroy, ending the Thanjavur Nayak kingdom.[1][2][3]