Mayiladuthurai
Sign in to saveMayiladuthurai (formerly known as Mayavaram or Mayuram) is a Special Grade Municipality and the district headquarters of Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located from the state capital, Chennai.
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- Mayiladuthurai
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- ta
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- MāyavaramMayuram
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- Special Grade Municipality
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- Gopura of the Mayuranathaswamy Temple.jpg
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- Mayuranathar Temple at Mayiladuthurai
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- Tamil Nadu
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- left
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- Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu
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- Country
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- State
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- 22px Tamil Nadu
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- District
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- Mayiladuthurai
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- Region
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- Cauvery Delta
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- Special Grade Municipality
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- Mayiladuthurai Municipality
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Mayiladuthurai (formerly known as Mayavaram or Mayuram) is a Special Grade Municipality and the district headquarters of Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located from the state capital, Chennai.
In medieval times, Mayiladuthurai was ruled by the Chola Dynasty. It was subsequently part of the Pallavas, Pandiyas, Vijayanagara Empire, Thanjavur Nayak kingdom, Thanjavur Maratha kingdom, and eventually the British Empire. Mayiladuthurai was a part of the erstwhile Tanjore district until India's independence in 1947, Thanjavur district until 1991, and subsequently a part of the newly formed Nagapattinam district until 2020. Mayiladuthurai was carved out of Nagapattinam district and inaugurated as the 38th district of Tamil Nadu on 28 December 2020.