Palayakkarar System:
The Palayakkarar system had evolved with the v extension of Vijaya Nagar rule into Tamil Nadu, ’Each Palayakkb’rar was the holder of a territory or Palayam (usually consisting of a few villages), granted to him in return for military service and tribute. In most cases, the palayakkarars gave little attention to perform their duties and were interested in increasing their own powers, with their numerical strength, extensive resources, local influence and independent attitude, the
palayakkaras came into a constitute a powerful force in the political system of south India, They regarded themselves as independent sovereign authorities within their . respective palayams, arguing that their lands had been handed down to them across a span of sixty generations.