Madurai | Madurai Kamaraj University | Madurai Sultanate | Madurai Mani Iyer | Vivekananda College, Madurai | Musunuri Nayaks | Madurai Sambavam | Madurai Nayak Dynasty | Daniel Poor Memorial Library in Madurai | Chellampatti, Madurai | Anaiyur, Madurai |
After the Vijayanagara Empire collapsed in the mid-16th century some of these governors declared independence and established their own kingdoms in Gingee, Tanjore, Madurai and Chandragiri.