encouraged the weaving industry of Madurai. He gave a fixed amount for the conduct of worship in the temples of Madurai and retrieved the temple lands. Yusuf Khan rebelled because the English ordered him to serve the Nawab of Arcot. XI History - Lesson - - Early Resistance to British Rule daughter of Chellamuthu Sethupathy, the raja of Ramanathapuram.
She married Muthu Vadugar Periyaudayar, the Raja of Sivagangai, and had a daughter named Vellachi Nachiar. When her husband was killed by the Nawab’s forces, Velu Nachiyar escaped with her daughter and lived under the protection of Haider Ali at Virupachi near Dindigul for eight years. During this period she organized an army and succeeded in securing an alliance with Gopala Nayaker and Haider Ali. In Rani Velu Nachiyar fought the British with military assistance from Gopala Nayaker and Haider Ali and won the battle.
Velu Nachiyar employed her intelligence gathering agents to discover where the British stored their ammunition. One of her followers Kuyili, doused herself in oil, set herself alight, and walked into the storehouse. She also employed another agent, her adopted daughter Udaiyaal, to detonate a British arsenal, blowing herself up along with the barracks. Velu Nachiyar formed a woman’s army.
The Nawab of Arcot placed many obstacles to the advancement of the Rani’s troops. However she overcame all the hurdles and entered Sivagangai. The Nawab of Arcot was defeated and taken captive. Velu Nachiyar recaptured Sivagangai and was again crowned queen with the help of Marudu brothers.
After ascending the throne Velu Nachiar appointed Chinna Marudu as her adviser and Periya Marudu as commander. In the English forces invaded Sivaganagai again. This time the Marudu Pandiyan saved the place by some diplomatic moves. In , Vellachi Nachiyar, daughter of Velu Nachiyar who was married to Vengan Periya Udaya Thevar who became the king of Sivagangai state due to near Kalakadu, soldiers from Travancore joined the forces of Puli Thevar.
In the battle of Kalakadu, Mahfuzkhan's troops were trounced. The organized resistance of the palayakkarars under Puli Thevar gave an opportunity to