Pattukkottai

Pattukkottai lies south of Thanjavur, in the low country near the Kaveri delta. Its name recalls a fort built in 1686–87 by Vanaji Pandithar, a subordinate of the Maratha ruler Shahuji of Thanjavur. The fortified settlement grew in importance under the Thanjavur Marathas, who had established their rule after the Nayak dynasty. Pattukkottai later came under British authority along with the surrounding Thanjavur country.