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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman<br />
| title = Raja of Pudukkottai<br />
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| reign = 30 December 1789 – 1 February 1807<br />
| coronation = <br />
| predecessor = [[Raya Raghunatha Tondaiman]]<br />
| successor = [[Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman II]]<br />
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| royal house = Pudukkottai<br />
| father = Thirumalai Raya Tondaiman<br />
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| birth_date = May 1759<br />
| birth_place = [[Pudukkottai]], [[Pudukkottai state]]<br />
| death_date = 1 February 1807 (aged 47)<br />
| death_place = Pudukkottai<br />
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'''Raja Sri Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman Bahadur''' (c May 1759 – 1 February 1807) was the ruler of the pudukottai kingdom from 30 December 1789 to 1 February 1807.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman was born in May 1759 to Thirumalai Raya Tondaiman Sahib and was educated privately.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman succeeded to the throne on the death of his first cousin, [[Raya Raghunatha Tondaiman]], the Raja of Pudukkottai without any male heirs.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Vijaya Raghunatha's reign was a period of incessant wars in [[South India]]. Vijaya Raghunatha supported the [[British East India Company|British]] in the wars and in return for his services, he was given the title "Raja Bahadur" by [[Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah]], the [[Nawab of the Carnatic]] on 17 October 1796.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Vijaya Raghunatha played a pivotal role in [[Polygar Wars]] leading to the capture and arrest of [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]] and his brother [[Oomaithurai]] by the British.{{cn|date=June 2020}} The British recognized his services by handing him the territory of [[Kilanilai]] in 1803.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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The [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]] was annexed by the [[British East India Company]] in 1799, followed by the [[Ramnad estate|Ramnad]] and [[Sivaganga estate|Sivaganga]] kingdoms which were reduced to the status of ''zamindari'' estates. The annexation of the Carnatic kingdom in 1801 made the British East India Company, the paramount power in South India. Pudukkottai was allowed to remain independent in recognition of the services the [[Tondaiman]] kings had rendered to the company.<br />
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== Family ==<br />
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Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman married Rani Brihannayaki Ayi Sahib and later, Rani Ayi Ammani Ayi Sahib.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman had five sons of whom two survived him.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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* [[Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman II]] (1797-1825)<br />
* [[Raghunatha Tondaiman II]] (1798-1839)<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman died on 1 February 1807 at the age of 47. The junior queen Rani Ayi Ammani Ayi Sahib committed ''[[Sati (practice)|sati]]''.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book | title=The Hollow Crown: Ethnohistory of an Indian Kingdom| last= B. Dirks| first=Nicholas| year=1993| publisher=[[University of Michigan]]|isbn=978-0-472-08187-5|ref=The Hollow Crown}}<br />
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