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Mukkulathor/Thevar
Regions with significant populations
India: Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Thirunelveli, Thanjavur, Sivagangai, Dindigul, Theni, Nagapattinam, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Trichirapalli, Pudukkottai, Thiruvarur and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu.
Languages
Tamil
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Dravidian people

The Mukkulathor community (Template:Lang-ta, "people of the three clans") is native to the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. The name Mukkulathor alludes to the three roughly designated groups (Kallar, Maravar, Agamudayar) and which make up this large endogamous social group. This united social caste is formed on the basis of parallel professions, though their locations and heritages are wholly separate from one another.

Mukkulathors are found primarily in the Southern and Central districts of Tamil Nadu. They are also numerically strong in the districts of: Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Thirunelveli, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Theni, Dindigul, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari. Traditionally, Mukkulathors served as warriors and zamindars, with minute political dominance from the sixteenth to eighteenth century AD. They have been known to mine and harness resources such as coal and iron. Historical evidence is available of their use of these resources to rebel against other districts of Tamil Nadu in the seventeenth century AD.

References

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