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'''Madurai District''' was one of the [[districts]] of the [[Madras Presidency]] of [[British India]]. It covered the present-day districts of [[Madurai District|Madurai]], [[Dindigul District|Dindigul]], [[Theni District|Theni]], [[Ramanathapuram District|Ramanathapuram]], [[Sivagangai District|Sivagangai]] and parts of [[Virudhunagar District]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Madura is a district were the centre of the [[Pandya kingdom]] and its capital city of [[Madurai]] was flourishing ever since the [[Sangam period]]. In the 10th century AD, the region was conquered by the rising Chola power. The Pandyas governed as subordinate from the 10th to the 13th century AD when they asserted their independence and established their supremacy over the declining Cholas. After a short and progressive rule, the Pandyas were defeated by the [[Delhi Sultanate]] whose ruled [[Alauddin Khalji]] sacked Madura. The region was ruled by the [[Madurai Sultanate]] for some time before it was conquered by the [[Vijayanagar Empire]]. The Vijayanagar kings were succeeded by the [[Madurai Nayak kingdom]] whose demise in 1736 left behind a huge void. After a short period of anarchy, Madura was conquered by the [[British East India Company]] and the district of Madura was carved out.<br />
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== Taluks ==<br />
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Madurai district was sub-divided into 15 taluks, including 5 ''zamindari'' taluks of [[Ramnad estate]] and 3 ''zamindari'' taluks of [[Sivaganga estate]].<br />
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* [[Dindigul taluk|Dindigul]] (Area: {{convert|1122|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}; Headquarters: Dindigul)<br />
* [[Kodaikanal taluk|Kodaikanal]]<br />
* [[Madurai district|Madurai]] (Area: {{convert|446|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}; Headquarters: Madura)<br />
* [[Melur]] (Area: {{convert|485|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}; Headquarters: Melur)<br />
* [[Mudukulathur taluk|Mudukulathur]] (Part of [[Ramnad estate]])<br />
* [[Palani]]<br />
* [[Paramakudi taluk|Paramakudi]] (Part of Ramnad estate)<br />
* [[Periyakulam]] (Area: {{convert|1520|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}; Headquarters: Periyakulam)<br />
* [[Ramanathapuram taluk|Ramnad]] (Part of Ramnad estate)<br />
* [[Sivaganga taluk|Sivaganga]] (Part of [[Sivaganga estate]])<br />
* [[Tiruchuli]] (Part of Ramnad estate)<br />
* [[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Tirumangalam]] (Area: {{convert|745|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}; Headquarters: Tirumangalam)<br />
* [[Tiruppattur, Sivaganga|Tirupattur]] (Part of Sivaganga estate)<br />
* [[Tiruppuvanam taluk|Tiruppuvanam]] (Part of Sivaganga estate)<br />
* [[Tiruvadanai taluk|Tiruvadanai]] (Part of Ramnad estate) .<br />
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== Administration==<br />
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As of 1901, for the purposes of administration, [[Madurai]] [[district]] was divided into four sub-divisions, Madura and Melur sub-divisions being assigned to one Deputy Collector each:<br />
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* Dindigul sub-division: Dindigul, Kodaikanal, Palni and Periyakulam taluks.<br />
* Ramnad sub-division: [[Ramnad estate]] and [[Sivaganga estate]].<br />
* Madura sub-division: Madura and Tirumangalam taluks.<br />
* Melur sub-division: Melur taluk.<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
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* {{cite book | title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16| year=1908| publisher=Clarendon Press| location=London}}<br />
{{Historical districts of India}}<br />
{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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