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 After the Hoysalas, Tiruvannamalai passed into the
hands of the Vijayanagar rulers, whose southern
invasions under Kampana are well known and led to
the establishment of Vijayanagar authority over
practically the whole of Tamil Nadu.
Vijayanagar inscriptions in this temple are fairly
large in number and range from the period of
Harihara II to the late Vijayanagar ruler
Venkatapatideva Maharaya i.e. late 14th to the 17th
centuries AD.Following them, their Kayak feudatories
of Tanner, established their independent sway over
this region and under the famous Sevvappa Nayaka,
carried out large scale renovation and building
activities in the temple.
Mr. Dupleix succeeded Dumas as Governor of
Pondicherry. Then, in 1748, British reinforcements,
intended for the recovery of Madras, arrived with a
new fleet under Boscawin. Pondicherry in its turn
was besieged, but once more French enterprise was
aided by British ineptitude in securing a French
success. Due to the war between Dupleix and La
Bourdannais in 1748, Madras was restored to the
English and maintained the status quo. But the
restoration revealed a profound change in the
politics of South India. Three taluks adjoining
Pondicherry viz., Valudavur, Villianur and Bahur
were handed over to Dupleix as reward for his kind
assistance, during the Ambur battle in 1749.
Mr. Dupleix refused to admit defeat and with
infinite resource continued the struggle. He even
besieged Trichinopoly a second time in 1753. The
triumph of Arcot was followed by more victories at
Arni, Kaveripakkam and Valikandapuram over the
forces of Chanda Sahib and the French. So the
campaigns continued throughout the year 1753. But
early in 1754, Dupleix was forced to open
negotiations with the British. Meanwhile the French
company had decided upon his recall. Due to the
hostilities between the English and the French in
1756, neither Madras nor Pondy was properly
garrisoned.
D' Auteuil, one of the officers of Dupleix - Govenor
of Pondicherry - captured Elavanasur. The French
then took Tiruvannamalai and other forts, threatened
Thyaga Drug, attacked Fort David, inspite of the
fact that their fleet was defeated by the English
fleet in an action off Nagapattinam.
After Nayak rule, this region seems to have
gradually passed into British hands except for a
brief period of subordination to the Mysore Odeyars
(AD 1816).
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