Veera Pandiya Kattabomman
| Veerapandiya Kattabomman | |||||
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| Palaiyakkarar of Panchalankurichi | |||||
Veerapandiya Kattabomman postage stamp released by India post
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| Reign | 2 February 1790 – 16 October 1799 | ||||
| Successor | British Rule | ||||
| Born | 3 January 1760 Panchalankurichi, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu |
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| Died | 16 October 1799 Kayathar, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu |
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| Spouse | Jakkammal | ||||
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| Dynasty | Nayak dynasty | ||||
| Father | Jagaveera Kattabomman | ||||
| Mother | Arumugathammal | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
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| Veerapandiya Karuthaiah |
Veerapandiya Kattabomman was an 18th-century Kamma Palayakarrar and chieftain from Panchalankurichi in Tamil Nadu, India who waged a war against the British East India Company. He was captured by the British and hanged in 1799 CE.
Veerapandiyan was born to Jagaveera Kattabomman and Arumugattammal on 3 January 1760. Veerapandiyan was called ‘Karuthaiah’. and had two younger brothers Dalavai Kumarasami and Duraisingam. On 2 February 1790, Veerapandiyan became the ruler of Panchalankurichi.
Kattabomman refused to accept the sovereignty of British East India Company, and fought against them.
Kattabomman was betrayed by the then ruler of the kingdom of Pudukottai Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman to the British on 1 October 1799. He was subsequently arrested at Kayathar, interrogated till 16 October 1799 and sentenced to public hanging. On 16 October 1799, he was hanged at Kayathar in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu.
Tinnevelly Gazetteer of 1917, H. R. Pate notes the presence, in Kayatharu, of "a great pile of stones of all sizes, which represents the accumulated offerings by wayfarers of the past hundred years. Folk songs recalling the heroism of the Poligar leaders remain alive in Tamil Nadu to this day...". The popular Tamil slang for a traitor or committing treason is Ettapa or Ettapan, courtesy the Ettayapuram Polygar who was involved in the betrayal of Kattabomman.
Kattabomman's story is celebrated in many legends and epic poetry in Tamil. Kattabomman is today recognised by the government as one of the earliest independence fighters opposing the British.
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