Nagapattinam - History
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Nagapattinam - History
Decades back to Sangam-age, NAGAPATTINAM district was ruled over by Chola Kings and by Pandiyas for a short while. Among the Chola kings, King Karikalan renovated and built the renowned port of Poompuhar (located in Nagapattinam district). Kosagan - the brilliant and illustrious king of Chola age built numerous shiva temples including the famous Singaravelar temple at Sikkal. Nagapattinam is one of the oldest port cities of Chola empire. It was called as "Naval Pattinam"- The city of ships. During 1620 AD, a Danish settlement was established at Tharangambadi in this district. Ptolemy Nagapattinam as Nikam and mentions it as one of the most important trade centres of ancient Tamil Nadu. Nagapattinam was a Buddhist centre from 8th century CE. In 11th century CE, Chudamani Vihara, a Buddhist vihara was built by Javanese king Sri Vijaya Soolamanivarman with the patronage of Raja Raja Chola.[1] Buddhism flourished until 15th century CE and the buildings of the vihara survived until 18th century.
Nagapattinam was referred by early writers and the Portuguese as "the city of Coromandel" [2]. In 1657 the Dutch occupied the town, taking it from the Portuguese to become their chief possession in India. In 1676, when the Maratha prince Venkaji had established himself at Tanjore, the grant of Negapatam to the Dutch was confirmed. It was taken by the English in 1781, and from 1799 to 1845 it was the headquarters of Tanjore district. The Battle of Negapatam was an indecisive battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché off the Carnatic coast of India near Negapatam during the Seven Years' War. The battle took place on 3 August 1758.
The Battle of Negapatam was the third in the series of battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of India during the American Revolutionary War. The battle was fought on July 6, 1782. Nagapattinam was one of the regions severely affected by the tsunami which followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Nagapattinam is a unique District with all its historical and cultural significance. Nagapattinam is one of the constituents of chola mandalam, acclaimed as the most prominent among the ancient Tamil kingdoms. Its salient features more than anything else have contributed to the glory of the Cholamandalam. Coastal town Nagapattinam was the Headquarters of a region during period This region has been named after kshathiriya sigamani. One of the titles of Raja Raja Cholan. Nagapattinam is also known as ‘Cholakula Vallippatinam’.
The heritage of the town is found in the Burmese historical text of 3rd century B.C. The same text gives evidences of a Budha vihar built by the great Ashoka. The Chinese Traveler Hiuen Tsuang Also mentioned the Budha vihar in his book. Nagappattinam is mentioned as Padarithitha in ancient Buddhist literature According to scholars ’avurithidal’ the name of the part of Nagapattinam might have been derived from the word Padarithitha is the nae of the fruit tree Nagapattinam referred only to Sri Lanka. Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka had close links with this town Nagapatinam. Animangalam Copperplate of Kulothungachola notes that Ksiba Thera Renovated the Buddhist temple in 6th century AD with the help of Buddhist monks of naganadu. The nagar annam vihar later came to be known as Nagapattinam District.
Nagapattinam - History
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