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Kingdom of Maruthu Pandiyars | |
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| 1730–1947 | |
| Status | Independent kingdom till 1801. After the death of Maruthu Pandiyar, sivaganga was permanently settled zamindari by padamathur gowri vallaba udayana thevar to British from 1803. |
| Capital | Sivaganga |
| Common languages | Tamil, English, Persian, Urdu, French, Kannada |
| Religion | Hindu, Jain |
| Government | Monarchy until 1801 , zamindari from 1803 |
| zamindar | |
| History | |
• Established | 1730 |
• Disestablished | 1947 |
The estate of Sivaganga, as per British records also known as Kingdom of the Lesser Marava, was a permanently settled zamindari estate in the Ramnad sub-division of Madura district, Madras Presidency, British India. Along the estate of Ramnad, it formed one of the two zamindari estates of Ramnad subdivision.
The Sivaganga estate was ruled by a branch of the Marava royal family of Ramnad till 1790 by Rani Velu Nachiyar. After her death, Maruthu brothers ruled the kingdom from 1790-1801. After their death, the kingdom was reduced to a zamindari by the British in 1803. The zamindari was abolished through socialist reform on India's independence.