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Reddiar also Reddiyar is the caste title of a prominent land owning, farming and mercantile social group of Tamil Nadu and abroad. Most of the reddiars are Zamindars and Landlords. They are a group with very rich cultural heritage. They are found in all walks of life today. ==Origins== Reddis are stated to be of the solar Race ; Everyone knows the story about Lord Rama, the way he won Sita, his exile due to family turmoil, abduction of Sita resulting in a war on Lanka, towards the end Sita's agni pariksha and the Lava kusha episode. That marks the end of Ramayana for most of the people. But thats where the first Reddy story begins. Reddy was previously called Rathi(charioteers), which all those reading this topic would know. And Rama's father's name was DasaRatha(10 Rathas/Chariots) and the genealogies of this tribe accordingly trace to them up to Kusha, the second son of Rama, the Hero of the Great Solar epic of the Hindus. Anavota Reddy (1335-1364 CE) of Reddy dynasty extended the dominion of the kingdom to Rajahmundry on the north, Kanchi on the south and Srisailam on the west. In a battle at Vallioor, Reddiapuram army defeated Travancore army in the 14th century. In an information Board at the entrance of the Vallioor Murugan Temple it is stated that 14th century vallioor War - Reddiapuram army defeated Travancore Army at vallioor Battle. After this war Reddiyars settled at Samugarengapuram, Seelathikulam and all over Tirunelveli Region in the 14th century. A mural at the Tiruppudaimaruthur temple in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu, shows the emissaries of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva Raya serving an ultimatum to the Travancore ruler Bhoothala Veera Udaya Marthanda Varma to pay tributes to him and return the Pandya territory to Sri Vallabhan. It also depicts the “Tamiraparani battle” between the armies of Achyutadeva Raya and Bhoothala Varma. They are believed to have moved into Tamil Nadu with the expansion of Vijayanagar empire along with other Telugu and Kannada origin social groups. They have their origin in Vannipuranam. They migrated from Andhra Pradesh and Orissa to Tamil Nadu particularly to Madurai District at the period of Thirumalai Nayakkar ruling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reddiar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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