Puli Thevar was a
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
Palaiyakkarar who ruled
Nerkattumseval
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, situated in the
Sankarankoil taluk
Sankarankovil Taluk is a taluk of Tenkasi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Sankarankoil
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,
Tenkasi
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Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...
,formerly Tirunelveli
Tamil Nadu
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. He is notable fighting against
East India Company
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from May 22, 1752 - 1767 in
India
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. Worship of God : Nature worship, Ancestor worship
Ondiveeran
Ondiveeran Pagadai (or Ondi Veeran) (died 20 August 1771) was an Indian commander-in-chief who fought against the British East India Company in Tamil Nadu.
Ondiveeran came from the Arunthathiyar community and is viewed by them as a hero. Press ...
and
Venni Kaladi were the generals of Thevar's army, to fight against the East India company.
He is known for the Polygars revolt against the British. He maintained a good relationship with the
Kingdom of Travancore
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but later the allegiance was broken by one Yusuf Khan.
See also
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Alagumuthukone
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Chinna Alagumuthu kone
Chinna may refer to:
* Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 1955), Jamaican guitarist
* Chinna, Dalmatia, an ancient Illyrian settlement
* ''Chinna'' (1994 film), a 1994 Kannada film
* ''Chinna'' (2005 film), a 2005 Tamil-language film
* Chinna (Telugu act ...
*
Maruthu Pandiyar
The Marudhu Pandiyars (Periya Marudhu and Chinna Marudhu) were Diarchal Kings of Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India, towards the end of the 18th century. They were known for fighting against the East India Company. They were finally executed by t ...
*
Rani Velu Nachiar
Rani Velu Nachiyar (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of Sivaganga estate from 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India.[Periya Kaladi
Venni Kaladi (died 1759), also known as "Periya Kaladi, was an 18th-century CE general from Tamil Nadu, India
Fight against Yusuf Khan
According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, Khan Saqib decided to fight against Puli Thevar ...]
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Ondiveeran
Ondiveeran Pagadai (or Ondi Veeran) (died 20 August 1771) was an Indian commander-in-chief who fought against the British East India Company in Tamil Nadu.
Ondiveeran came from the Arunthathiyar community and is viewed by them as a hero. Press ...
References
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Indian revolutionaries
Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu