Sivagangai District was part of old Ramanathapuram District. The old Ramanathapuram
District placed a dominate Role in history of South india. In early centuries Ramanathapuram
district farmed part of Pandian kingdom till the end of 15th century.
After the full of Nayak, two of the palayakarar. Sethupathy of Ramanathapuram and
Rajas of Sivaganga became prominent Rulers of his part. Towards me middle of 18th
century the Europe, the French and the British entered into this part. The Sethupathy
of Ramanathapuram Lost his personal freedom and british took control of the administration
of ramanathapuram in 1795. It was converted into a Zamindari in 1803 and Mangaleswari
Natchiar became the First Zamindar. During his personal the Raja of sivaganga
also related against the british. The famous Maruthu Brothers. Periya maruthu and
chinna maruthu assuited the Raja of Sivagaga in the revolts against the British.
After the death of the Raja of Sivaganga (Muthu Vaduganathar) the queen passed on
the & over eighty to Marudhu brothers, who ruled sivaganga peacefully and devoted
on the payment of regular revenue to the East India company in 1801.
The Marudhu brothers of sivaganga revalted against the british in collaboration
with Katta Pomman of Panchalankuruchi. However, the two brothers were cpatured by
the British and were hanged in Thiruppathur on 01.10.1801. The British Installed
Gowri Vallabh Periya uday as Zamindar of Sivaganga finally in 1795, A British collector
was appointed to the administer the territory of Ramanathapuram District by covering
out Portion from Madurai and Tirunelveli district and madurai as the head quarters
of his district till 1985. When it was trifurcated perhaps, the old ramanathapuram
districs was the biggest district in Tamilnadu. Pasumpon Muthuramalingam District
came into existence on 15.03.1985 consequent an the trifurcation on Ramanathapuram
district this district is a backward region from the part of view of agricutlture,
industries and general economic conditions of the people, mainly due to the feudalisnc
and rural background of the area. Several parts of the this district are frequently
by drought however, were is a general improvement in this district . The district
compresses the following six taluks and 12 blocks 1. Sivaganga 2. Manamadurai 3.
Ilayangudi 4. Devakottai 5. Karaikudi 6. Thiruppathur
.This district is situated
North by Tiruchy and pudukottai district on the east and south by Ramanathapuram
district and as the west by virudhunagar district. In Sep 1997 Government
change the name of the Sivaganga district as Sivaganga District
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