Coimbatore was a part of the ancient
Chera kingdom during the
Sangam Age. After the Chera kingdom fell, the region was ruled by the
Western Gangas and the
Hoysalas. Coimbatore came under Muslim rule in the 13th century AD and was a province of the
Vijayanagar Empire. After the fall of the Vijayanagar Empire, Coimbatore was ruled by the
Madurai Nayaks till 17th century. A series of wars between the Kingdoms of
Kingdom of Mysore of
Madurai Nayak dynasty resulted in the region coming under the control of
Mysore kings till the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the
Third Mysore War in 1792, Coimbatore became a part of British India. The district was founded in 1805. In 1868,
Nilgiri District was segregated. The
Avinashi taluk was formed when
Karur was separated from the district and merged with
Trichinopoly District. In 1927 and 1929, other readjustments were made. In 1956, the
Kollegal taluk was transferred to
Mysore State. In 1975 and 1979, some sub-taluks were promoted to taluks, including
Satyamangalam,
Perundurai and
Mettupalayam, so that Coimbatore district ended up with 12 taluks, but before the end of 1979, the six taluks of
Bhavani,
Gopichettipalaiyam,
Satyamangalam,
Erode,
Perundurai and
Dharapuram, were segregated to form
Erode district. The remaining six taluks became nine after two new ones were established and a further one was bifurcated. == Taluks ==