The Period
The last few decades of the 18th century were a troubled period in the history of India, and in the history of the kingdom of Ramnad in particular. In this period, the Marava chieftains resisted the suzerainty of the Muslim Nawab of Arcot. The Nawab responded by giving the Ramnad Estate the status of a tributary landlord with a tribute of 175,000 rupees, thus quelling the unrest of the Maravas.
As the incumbent Sethupathi of Ramnad was an infant, three Pradanis were appointed as regents. The three Pradanis thus appointed were Muthia Pillai, Vellu Pillai and Sankaran Pillai. The three Pradanis, having no oversight from the Sethupathi, acted in their personal interested and neglected the affairs of state. The next Pradani, Muthirulappa Pillai, took sole charge of the administration.
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