Nayak rulers of Madurai

Target entity: Nayak rulers of Madurai
Context triple: [Trichinopoly, wasUnderRuleOf, Nayak rulers of Madurai]

• A. Nayakkar dynasty
  The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
• B. Hoysalas
  The Hoysalas were a prominent medieval South Indian dynasty known for their patronage of art and architecture, especially their intricately carved temples in present-day Karnataka.
• C. Chola dynasty
  The Chola dynasty was a powerful South Indian Tamil royal lineage that ruled a vast maritime empire across southern India and Southeast Asia, renowned for its military conquests, temple architecture, and patronage of art and literature.
• D. Chera dynasty
  The Chera dynasty was an ancient Tamil ruling family that controlled large parts of the Malabar Coast and inland South India, playing a major role in early South Indian trade and politics.
• E. Nawab of the Carnatic
  The Nawab of the Carnatic was a hereditary Muslim ruler and vassal of the Mughal Empire (later interacting with European colonial powers) who governed the Carnatic region in southern India from the late 17th to the mid-19th century.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Nayak rulers of Madurai
Target entity description: The Nayak rulers of Madurai were a prominent South Indian dynasty that governed parts of Tamil Nadu from the 16th to 18th centuries, noted for their military prowess, administrative reforms, and patronage of Dravidian temple architecture.

• A. Nayakkar dynasty
  The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
• B. Hoysalas
  The Hoysalas were a prominent medieval South Indian dynasty known for their patronage of art and architecture, especially their intricately carved temples in present-day Karnataka.
• C. Chola dynasty
  The Chola dynasty was a powerful South Indian Tamil royal lineage that ruled a vast maritime empire across southern India and Southeast Asia, renowned for its military conquests, temple architecture, and patronage of art and literature.
• D. Chera dynasty
  The Chera dynasty was an ancient Tamil ruling family that controlled large parts of the Malabar Coast and inland South India, playing a major role in early South Indian trade and politics.
• E. Nawab of the Carnatic
  The Nawab of the Carnatic was a hereditary Muslim ruler and vassal of the Mughal Empire (later interacting with European colonial powers) who governed the Carnatic region in southern India from the late 17th to the mid-19th century.
• F. None of above. chosen