Madurai Timeline

Megasthanes visited Madurai

The city was under Mauryan Empire

The Pandiyas took over Madurai

Meenakshi Sundareswarer temple was built

Cholas ruled Madurai

Madurai was again taken by Pandiyas and was made their capital

Madurai came under the rule of Delhi Sultan

Vijayanagar Empire took over Madurai Krishna Deva Dayar

Madurai was throned by the Nayaks Thirumalai Nayakar

The Meenakshi Amman Temple was expanded to the present structure by Thirumalai Nayak

Thirumalai Nayak Mahal was erected

The Nayaks rule ended and British East India Company took over Madurai till Independence

Pulidevan started the “Vellayane Velliyeru Mutiny” which is considered the first Independence move PULIDEVAR

Veerapandya Kattabomman was hanged

The city was constituted as a municipality

TVS groups was established

Mahatma Gandhi started wearing hand woven clothes by seeing the labourers of Madurai

The first Temple entry movement was started from Madurai HARIJANS WERE ALLOWED INTO THE TEMPLES

The Madurai Airport was built

Gandhi Memorial Museum was established

Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act was passed

Dindugal was bifurcated from Madurai

Theni was bifurcated from Madurai

Vaigai Hydroelectric Power Plant was started

Olympian C.Thirugnanadurai from Madurai represented India in Sydney Olympics in 4x100 relay.

The Animal Welfare of India protested against “Jallikattu

Lavinishree of Madurai became the world’s youngest Red Hat certified Engineer.

Supreme Court allowed “Jallikattu” to take place only 5 months a year

Mamadurai Potruvom Day was founded