Dindigul, which was under the rule of the famous Muslim Monarch, Tippusultan, has a glorious past. The historical Rock Fort of this district was constructed by the famous Naik King Muthukrishnappa Naicker. It is located between 10005” and 100 9” North Latitude and 77030” and 78020” East Longitude.
Dindigul was famous during the seventh century itself. "Appar" the great poet had visited the city. Thus the city had been noted in "Thevaram". Dindigul was mentioned in the book "Padmagiri Nadhar Thenral Vidu thudhu" written by the poet "Palupatai sokkanathar" as Padmagiri. This was later stated by OO.Ve Saminatha Iyer in his foreward to the above book. He also added that Dindigul was called as Dindeecharam.
Dindigul region was the border of the three great Kingdoms of South India, the Pandiyas,the cheras and the Cholas. Hence Dindigul has its set back in its growth by successive wars among the three. In the ancient time the cheran king Dharmabalan has built temples for Abirami ambigai and Padmagirinathar. After that in the book Silapthigaram it is mentioned as the Northern border of the Pandaya Kingdom whose capital was Madurai. Historian "Strabo" hadalso written in 20 A.D. The Roman Emperor "Augustus Ceaser" has sent a team to the pandya kingdom in 73 A.D., Pillni the great historian of the time has described about the Pandya king in his works we have more proofs that Pandya kingdom was established before the Christian era.
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