Hi Friends,
Please find the History of Trichi.
Woraiyur , a part of present day Tiruchirappalli, was the capital city of
Cholas from 300 B.C. onwards. This is supported by archaeological evidences and
ancient literatures. There are also literary sources which tell that Woraiyur
continued to be under the control of Cholas even during the days of Kalabhra
interregnum (A.D. 300 - 575).
Later, Woraiyur along with the present day Tiruchirappalli and its neighbouring
areas came under the control of Mahendra Varma Pallava I, who ascended the
throne in A.D. 590. Till A.D. 880, according to the inscriptions, this region
was under the hegemony of either the Pallvas or the Pandyas. It was in 880 AD,
Aditya Chola brought a downfall to the Pallava dynasty. From that time onwards
Tiruchirappalli and its region became a part of Greater Cholas. In 1225 A.D the
area was occupied by the Hoysulas. Afterwards, it came under the rule of later
Pandyas till the advent of Mughal Rule.
Tiruchirappalli was for some time under the Mughal rule, which was put to an
end by the Vijayanagar rulers. The Nayaks, the Governors of Vijayanagar empire,
ruled this area till A.D. 1736. It was Viswanatha Nayaka who built the present
day Teppakulam and the Fort. The Nayak dynasty came to an end during the days
of Meenakshi.
The Muslims ruled this region again with the aid of either the French or the
English armies. For some years, Tiruchirappalli was under the rule of Chanda
Sahib and Mohamed Ali. Finally the English brought Tiruchirappalli and other
areas under their control. The district was then under the hegemony of British
for about 150 years till the independence of India. Situated on the banks of
river Kaveri, Tiruchirappalli, the fourth largest city in the state was a
citadel of the Early Cholas which later fell to the Pallavas. But the Pallavas
never really managed to retain control of this strategic city and lost it to
the Pandyas several times. This tug of war finally ended when the Cholas
reasserted themselves in the 10th century. Trichy continued to be in
their possession until the decline of the empire after which it became a
Vijayanagara stronghold.
When this empire collapsed in 1565, Trichy came to be occupied in turn by the
Nayaks of Madurai, the Marathas, the Nawabs of Carnatic, the French and
finally the British. But it was under the Nayaks of Madurai that Trichy
flourished and prospered in its own right and grew to be the city that it is
today. Trichy flourished and prospered in its own ,built around the Rock Fort.
Apart from the fort there are several churches, colleges and missions
dating back to the 1760s. With its excellent infrastructural facilities
Trichy will serve as a good base to see central Tamilnadu.
It was one of the main centers around which the wars of the Carnatic were
fought in the 18th century during the British-French struggle for supremacy in
India.
Monuments aside, the city offers a good range of hotels and an excellent local
bus system which does not demand the
strength of an Ox and the skin of an Elephant to use.
Ur's
M.K.
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