# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thirumalai-nayak
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:27:49.074Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thirumalai-nayak"
name: "Thirumalai Nayak"
slug: "thirumalai-nayak"
description: "Tirumala Nayaka was the ruler of Madurai Nayak Dynasty from 1623 to 1659. His contributions are found in the many splendid buildings and temples of Madurai. He belongs to Balija caste. His kingdom was under constant threat from the armies of Bijapur Sultanate and the other neighbouring Muslim kingdoms, which he managed to repulse successfully. His territories comprised much of the old Pandya territories, which included Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Madurai districts, Aragalur in southern Tamil Nadu and some territories of the Travancore kingdom."
tagline: "Ruled Madurai between 1623 to 1659"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tnayak-edited.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
deathDate: "1659"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.75
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.107418666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "തിരുമലനായ്ക്കൻ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tirumala Nayaka"
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    title: "Tirumala Nayaka"
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    title: "Тірумала Наяка"
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    title: "திருமலை நாயக்கர்"
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  - url: "https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%B2_%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%95"
    title: "తిరుమల నాయక"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump