Alagiri
is the last king of the Thanjavur Nayaks kingdom.
The rule
of the Thanjavur Nayaks lasted until 1673 when Chokkanatha Nayak the ruler of
Madurai invaded Thanjavur and killed the ruler Vijayaraghava. The dispute was
due to the refusal of Vijaya Ragava to give his daughter in marriage to
Chokkanatha Nayak.
Vijaya
Raghava Nayak was defeated in battle by the Chokkanatha Nayak who captured and
beheaded him.
Chokkanatha
placed his foster-brother Alagiri in charge of the government of Tanjore, but
within a year the latter threw off his allegiance, and Chokkanatha was forced
to recognise the independence of Thanjavur.
Obv:
Shiva & Parvathi
Rev: sri
a/ la gar i in telugu legend
