Alagiri Nayak was the younger brother of the Madurai Nayak king Chokkanatha Nayak and the last Nayak king of Thanjavur.
Mangammal was the daughter of Tupakula Lingama Nayaka, a balija naidu, a general of Madurai ruler Chokkanatha Nayak (1659–1682).
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The mid-17th-century palace at the base of the rock was built by Chokkanatha Nayak, now known as Rani Mangammal Mahal or Town Hall, and features a Durbar hall.