The Aranthangi Tondaimans ruled Aranthangi from the 15th to the 18th centuries as feudal chiefs under the Pandyas and the Vijayanagar rulers.
Aranthangi block is a Revenue block in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Meanwhile, Bhavani Shankar had earned the ire of the Thanjavur Maratha ruler Tukkoji as he had failed to keep up his promise of delivering Aranthangi to the Thanjavur Marathas.
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Bhavani Shankar eventually revolted in 1720 and securing the help of the Thanjavur Maratha king Serfoji I and the Raja of Pudukkottai, invaded Vijayaraghunatha Sethupathi's seat at Aranthangi.