Chokkanatha Nayak
| Chokkanatha Nayak | |
|---|---|
| Nayak of Madurai | |
| Reign | 1662–1682 |
| Coronation | 1662 |
| Predecessor | Muttu Alkadri Nayak |
| Successor | Rangakrishna Nayak |
| Born | c. 1646 Madurai |
| Died | 1682 (aged 35–36) Madurai (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Burial | Madurai |
| House | Madurai Nayaks |
| Father | Muttu Alkadri Nayak |
| Kings and Queen Regents of Madurai Nayak Dynasty | |
|---|---|
| Part of History of Tamil Nadu | |
| Madurai Nayak rulers | |
| Viswanatha Nayak | 1529–1563 |
| Kumara Krishnappa Nayak | 1563–1573 |
| Joint Rulers Group I | 1573–1595 |
| Joint Rulers Group II | 1595–1602 |
| Muttu Krishnappa Nayak | 1602–1609 |
| Muttu Virappa Nayak | 1609–1623 |
| Tirumala Nayak | 1623–1659 |
| Muthu Alakadri Nayak | 1659–1662 |
| Chokkanatha Nayak | 1662–1682 |
| Rangakrishna Muthu Virappa Nayak | 1682–1689 |
| Rani Mangammal‡ | 1689–1704 |
| Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha Nayak | 1704–1731 |
| Queen Meenakshi‡ | 1731–1736 |
| ‡ Regent Queens | |
| Capitals | |
| Madurai | 1529–1616 |
| Tiruchirapalli | 1616–1634 |
| Madurai | 1634–1665 |
| Tiruchirapalli | 1665–1736 |
| Major forts | |
| Madurai 72 Bastion Fort | |
| Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort | |
| Dindigul Fort | |
| Thirunelvelli Fort | |
| other Military forts | |
| Namakkal Fort | |
| Sankagiri Fort | |
| Attur Fort | |
| Palaces | |
| Thirumalai Nayak Mahal, Madurai | |
| Chokkanatha Nayak Palace a.k.a. Durbar Hall, Tiruchirapalli | |
| Rani Mangammal Tamukkam palace Madurai | |
Chokkanatha Nayak (1646–1682) was the Nayak of Madurai from 1662 until his death in 1682. He succeeded his father Muttu Alkadri Nayak, as the ruler of the Madurai Nayak dynasty, when he was sixteen years old.
He has built a palace called Rani Mangammal Mahal or Kolu Mandapam, which used to be a durbar hall of Madurai Nayaks during the period when Tiruchi was the capital. The building which became a museum in 1998 was scheduled for renovation in 2020 but it was delayed. Later in 2023, the repairs work started.