'''Nagapattinam''' (''nākappaṭṭi<u>n</u>am'', sebelumnya dieja '''Nagapatnam''' atau '''Negapatam''') adalah sebuah kota di negara bagian Tamil Nadu, India dan pusat pemerintahan [[DistikDistrik Nagapattinam]]. Kota ini menjadi terkenal selama periode [[Chola Pertengahan]] (abad ke 9-12 M) dan berfungsi sebagai pelabuhan penting mereka untuk perdagangan dan ekspedisi angkatankelautan lautyang menuju timur-terikat. The [[Chudamani Vihara Chudamani]] indi Nagapattinam constructeddibangun byoleh theRaja [[Srivijaya|SrivijayanSriwijaya]] king [[Sri Mara-Wijayottunggawarman]] Vijayattungavarmandari ofDinasti theSyailendra Sailendradengan dynasty with the help ofbantuan [[Rajaraja Chola I]] wasmerupakan ansebuah importantbangunan BuddhistBuddhis structurepenting indalam thosemasa-masa timestersebut.<ref name=srivijaya1>{{cite book|title=Indian civilization|author=deepak s|publisher=deepak shinde, 2016|page=169}}</ref><ref name=srivijaya2>{{cite book|title=Aspects of Indian history and culture|author1=C. E. Ramachandran|author2=K. V. Raman, Indian History and Culture Society|publisher=Books & Books, 1984|page=11}}</ref> Nagapattinam was settled by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] and, later, the Dutch under whom it served as the capital of [[Dutch Coromandel]] from 1660 to 1781.{{sfn|W.|2002|p=161}} In November 1781, the town was conquered by the [[British East India Company]]. It served as the capital of [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore district]] from 1799 to 1845 under [[Madras Presidency]] of the British.{{sfn|W.|2002|p=161}} It continued to be a part of Thanjavur district in Independent India. In 1991, it was made the headquarters of the newly created [[Nagapattinam District]]. Nagapattinam is administered by a Selection-grade municipality covering an area of {{convert|17.92|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}} and had a population of 102,905 as of 2011.
