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Rajakambalam nayakar
Religions	Hinduism (India), Buddhism (Sri Lanka)
Languages	Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Populated states	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Subdivisions	Naidu‡ — Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala Naicker‡ — Tamil Nadu Nayake‡ — Sri Lanka Rao‡ — Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Related groups	Kapu,Reddy
Notes
‡ Shared by other groups

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Rajakambalam or kodangi nayakan (Tamil: ராஜகம்பளம் or kudukuduppu Nayakar, Kambalatar or Thottiyan or kodanginayakan ) are a Telugu community of the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India, and are one of the branches of the Kapu,Balija community. Rajakambalatars are found predominantly in the Southern districts of Tamilnadu viz., Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Tuticorin, Dindigul, Namakkal, Thirunelveli, Salem,Erode,Coimbatore,Karur,Tiruchy,Tirupur,Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu.They were commonly called as Nayakar.

Etymology

The Term Nayakar is a Telugu word meaning "Leader" or "Ruler". The Rajakambalatars are chiefly known by their title 'Kambalatar' or 'Thottiya nayakar' meaning "Big leader" in Telugu. . The nine Kambalam namely Chillavar , Thockalavar , Gollavar , Eragula, Palavar , Anupar , Erasinnavar , Valakavar , Vekiliyar are grouply called as Rajakambalatar.

Decendents

The Tottiyans or Kambalattar are the most numerous of the non-autochthonous peasant castes settled in the Madura country. Telugu is their vernacular language, but most of them also speak Tamil. They are most likely the descendants of a tribe that lived north of Vijayanagar and who, fleeing Muslim oppression, fled south and in the 13th century settled in the western parts of Madura. They were led by “adventurous chieftains, who hoped to make their fortunes by opening up the then almost uninhabited country north and west of Dindigal.” The Tottiyans found employment as soldiers, peons, and armed retainers under the nayaks and polegars. They are coming under the branch of Kapu community of Telugu country . “The cognomen commonly adopted by men of this caste is Nayyakan.”. The Kambalattar (Kambalaththu Nayakar) are practically extinct. Remnants of their traditional agnates or cognates in the Telugu country are not to be traced. The polegars of Ettayapuram and Panchalamkurichchi belong to this community. Their ancestry is traced to a community of hunters. Being dwellers of quasi-agricultural surroundings they were experts in reclaiming waste lands.

References

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List of Nayakars

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