Tondaiman  (28 October 1928 – 4 March 1948) [ edit ] Princely state Main article:  Princely State of Pudukottai Pudukkottai became a  princely state  of  British India  under the political authority of  Madras Presidency . The state had an area of 1100 sq mi (3000 km²) and in 1901, a population of 380,000.