Nayak dynasty
Historically, [[Nanjinad]] and Edai Nadu, which comprise the present-day Kanyakumari district, were ruled by various Tamil and Malayalam dynasties: the [[Chera dynasty|Cheras]], the [[Ay dynasty|Ay]]/[[Venad]]/[[Travancore royal family|Travancore]] dynasty, the [[Pandyan dynasty|Pandyans]], the [[Chola dynasty|Chozhans]] and the [[Nayak dynasty|Nayaks]]. A few artifacts have been unearthed by archeological excavations. It was part of the princely state of [[Travancore]] during the colonial times prior to [[Independence Day (India)|India's independence]]; four of the eight [[tehsil]]s of [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] were separated from the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom to form the new district of Kanyakumari, and they were made the part of [[Madras Presidency]] under recommendations from the [[States Reorganisation Commission]] in 1956. The Presidency was later renamed Tamil Nadu and Kanyakumari, today, is one of the 38 districts of [[Tamil Nadu]] state.