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meaning North, indicating the
Northern origin of the Vadama Brahmins. However, what is not certain is whether 'North' refers to northern Tamil Nadu/Southern Deccan, or regions farther north. Other scholars are of the opinion that rather than the superficial indication of a northern origin for the
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among the Iyer community. They may also have organised the agraharams' defence in turbulent times for though there were not many who joined the army, they were not specifically forbidden to take to arms.
414:. Throughout the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century there was intense political rivalry between the Vadamas and the Brahacharanams for the domination of Brahmin villages called
273:(1422–1435), when thousands of Hindus, especially Brahmins, were enslaved and temples of the northern Deccan desecrated. The oppression was also felt in the eastern peninsula as far as the
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of
Vijayanagar was killed and the capital city razed to the ground. The land, in addition to being plundered by the combined armies of the Sultanates, came to be oppressed by renegade
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291:, for personally decapitating all the Brahmins. Such excesses induced Brahmins to seek refuge in the realms of Vijayanagar, where many were appointed
333:, the armies of Vijayanagar were successful in fending of invasions and restricting the Sultanates to Central India, especially in the reign of
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made ample use of the opportunities provided by
British rule to dominate the civil services, legislature and the judiciary in the
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Sultanate from 1347 to 1490, when the Moslem state broke up. This early period was marked by much strife, especially in the
865:'Sri Appayya Dikshita', N. Ramesan, Srimad Appayya Dikshitendra Granthavaliu Prakashana Samithi, Hyderabad, India, 1972
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from where they migrated to the northern part of Tamil Nadu in the 16th century where they were granted the village of
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Vadamas have also significantly contributed towards popularizing and propagating the worship of Shiva and Devi.
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337:(1509–1529), who also began the practice of appointing Brahmins commanders of strategically important forts.
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philosophy's predominance in the South belonged to the
Vadadesa Vadama sect and migrated from places near
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Some historians hold that all
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Caste, class, and power: changing patterns of stratification in a
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Instability prevailed in
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374:, a Vadadesa Vadama, believed that they were descended from Brahmins of the
935:"Bharati and the Fine Arts", T. S. Parthasarathy, publ. in "Shanmukha", 1982
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722:"History of Tamilnad", N. Subrahmanian, Koodal Publishers, Tamil Nadu, 1977
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The Vadama traditionally claim to be superior to other classes of Iyers.
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251:. In response to the Moslem irruptions the Kingdom of
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Vadamas are further sub-divided into five categories
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345:Relative peace prevailed until the
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962:. Vakils, Feffer and Simmons Ltd.
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247:in the early 14th century by the
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150:term
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