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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox royalty<br /> | name = Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I<br /> | succession = Raja of Pudukkottai<br /> | image = <br /> | caption = <br /> | reign = April 1730 – 28 December 1769<br /> | coronation = April 1730<br /> | predecessor = [[Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman]]<br /> | successor = [[Raya Raghunatha Tondaiman]]<br /> | consort = <br /> | issue = <br /> | royal house = Pudukkottai<br /> | father = Thirumalai Raya Tondaiman<br /> | mother = <br /> | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1713|08|25}}<br /> | birth_place = [[Pudukkottai]], [[Pudukkottai state]]<br /> | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1769|12|28|1713|08|25}}<br /> | death_place = Pudukkottai<br /> | place of burial= <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I&#039;&#039;&#039; (25 August 1713 – 28 December 1769) was the second independent ruler of the Pudukkottai kingdom. He reigned from April 1730 to 28 December 1769. His reign was marked with incessant wars with the [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]] and against the [[French East India Company]] and [[Chanda Sahib]].<br /> <br /> == Early life == <br /> <br /> Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I was born on 25 August 1713 to Thirumalai Raya Tondaiman Sahib, the [[heir-apparent]] of Pudukkottai and his wife, Nallayi Ayi Sahib and educated privately. On the death of his father in 1729, Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I was made heir-apparent by his grandfather, [[Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman]], the Raja of Pudukkottai.<br /> <br /> == Reign == <br /> <br /> Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I was crowned king at Kudumiyanmalai on the death of his grandfather, [[Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman]], the Raja of Pudukkottai in 1730. Soon after his accession, a bloody civil war followed and Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I had to fight his uncles in order to secure his throne. In 1733, the Thanjavur Maratha general, Ananda Rao, invaded Pudukkottai and besieged Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I at the Thirumayam Fort for over a year destroying its defences and ravaging the town before returning. <br /> <br /> When the [[Second Carnatic War]] broke out in 1750, Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I allied with the [[British East India Company]] and the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] against [[Chanda Sahib]] and the French. He supplied vital reinforcements to the British during the siege of Trichinopoly. In May 1754, he became the target of a French invasion which ravaged the kingdom.<br /> <br /> == Family ==<br /> <br /> Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I had one son who survived him<br /> <br /> * [[Raya Raghunatha Tondaiman]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{unreferenced|date=April 2021}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:1713 births]]<br /> [[Category:1769 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:Pudukkottai state]]<br /> [[Category:Tamil monarchs]]</div>

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