Madurai is among India's oldest cities. India. Madurai is a good source of documents of its ancient southern civilisation. A city that is 2500 years old depicts the origins of "Tamil" language. The city is situated on the banks of Vaigai River. Vaigai. Madurai is home to one of the most renowned historical monuments "Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple" that was selected as one of Seven Wonders of The World. The temple was nearly destroyed in 1310 due to the invasion of Malikkafur, the Islamic conqueror Malikkafur. The temple was rebuilt to its former glory at the end of the 14th century under the Pandya Kingship. This was the start of a new period in the development in the Tamil language. The Pandya kings as well as Nayak rulers, especially King Thirumalai Naicker had a major part in the building as well as the expansion of the temple as well as the city.