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|family_names=[[Mudaliar]], Nayanar|related=[[Kaikala|Kaikalas of Andhra]]|notable_members=[[List of Sengunthars]]}} | |family_names=[[Mudaliar]], Nayanar|related=[[Kaikala|Kaikalas of Andhra]]|notable_members=[[List of Sengunthars]]}} | ||
'''Sengunthar''' ({{IPA-tt|sɛŋkʊnʈɻ|}}), also known as the '''Kaikolar''' and '''Senguntha [[Mudaliar]]''' is a caste commonly found in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and also in some other parts of South India and the neighboring country [[Sri Lanka]]. In [[Andhra Pradesh]], they are called as [[Kaikalas|Kaikala or Karikala Bhaktulu]], who consider [[Karikala|Karikala Chola]] as their hero.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Commission for Backward Classes |url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/user_panel/GazetteResolution.aspx?Value=mPICjsL1aLvYBtdZSrP4uO+ploAhiJHMALWmHIwbzS8Il37YLL3Fb0FHfWDHzP7c |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=www.ncbc.nic.in}}</ref> They were traditional [[Weaving|weavers]] by occupation and [[warrior]]s by ancient heritage.{{sfn|Mines|1984|p=11}} They were part of the [[Chola military|Chola army]] as Kaikola regiment and were dominant during the rule of medieval [[Chola dynasty]].<ref name=":0">Martial races of undivided India by Vidya Prakash Tyagi 2009 Page 278 https://www.google.com/books?id=vRwS6FmS2g0C</ref> In the olden days in India, the Sengunthars were warriors and were given the title [[Mudaliar]] for their bravery.<ref>{{cite book |last=David |first=Kenneth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vp_la9QMGIQC&q=Senkuntar+India+warriors+given+title+Mutaliyar+their+bravery&pg=PA188 |title=The New Wind: Changing Identities in South Asia (World Anthropology) |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton; Reprint 2011 edition (1 December 1977) |year=1977 |isbn=9027979596 |pages=188}}</ref> Majority of Sengunthars are sub-divided into numerous clans based on a [[patrilineal]] lineage known as Koottam or Gotra. | '''Sengunthar''' ({{IPA-tt|sɛŋkʊnʈɻ|}}), also known as the '''Kaikolar''' and '''Senguntha [[Mudaliar]]''' is a caste commonly found in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and also in some other parts of South India and the neighboring country [[Sri Lanka]]. In [[Andhra Pradesh]], they are called as [[Kaikalas|Kaikala or Karikala Bhaktulu]], who consider [[Karikala|Karikala Chola]] as their hero.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Commission for Backward Classes |url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/user_panel/GazetteResolution.aspx?Value=mPICjsL1aLvYBtdZSrP4uO+ploAhiJHMALWmHIwbzS8Il37YLL3Fb0FHfWDHzP7c |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=www.ncbc.nic.in}}</ref> They were traditional [[Weaving|weavers]] by occupation and [[warrior]]s by ancient heritage.{{sfn|Mines|1984|p=11}} They were part of the [[Chola military|Chola army]] as Kaikola regiment and were dominant during the rule of medieval [[Chola dynasty]].<ref name=":0">Martial races of undivided India by Vidya Prakash Tyagi 2009 Page 278 https://www.google.com/books?id=vRwS6FmS2g0C</ref> In the olden days in India, the Sengunthars were warriors and were given the title [[Mudaliar]] for their bravery.<ref>{{cite book |last=David |first=Kenneth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vp_la9QMGIQC&q=Senkuntar+India+warriors+given+title+Mutaliyar+their+bravery&pg=PA188 |title=The New Wind: Changing Identities in South Asia (World Anthropology) |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton; Reprint 2011 edition (1 December 1977) |year=1977 |isbn=9027979596 |pages=188}}</ref> Majority of Sengunthars are sub-divided into numerous clans based on a [[patrilineal]] lineage known as Koottam or Gotra. | ||