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What do you know about the Puli Thevar?
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- Pulithevar was the pioneer in Tamil Nadu, to protest against the English rule in India.
- He was the Palayakkarar of the Nerkattumseval, near Tirunelveli.
- During his tenure, he refused to pay the tribute neither to Mohammed Ali, the nawab of Arcot nor to the English.
- The forces of the Nawab of the Arcot and the English attacked Pulithevar at Tirunelveli.
- Puli Thevar was the first Indian king to have fought and defeated the British in India.
- After this victory, Pulithevar attempted to form a league of the Palayakkars to oppose the British and the Nawab.
- In 1759 Nerkattumseval was attacked by Yusuf Khan (Nawab of Arcot). Pulithervar was defeated in 1764.
- Later he was defeated by Captain Campell in 1767. Pulithevar escaped and died in exile without fulfilling his purpose, although his struggle for independence in the history of South India is a courageous trial.
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______ was called as ‘lion’ of sivagangai.
Puli Thevar was defeated by ______ in 1767.
______ was the pioneer for protest against the English role of India.
The whole country was divided into ______ palayams under the Palayakkarar system.
______ also known as Jhansi Rani of South India.
Due to the terrorist activities of Chinna Marudu against British called as ______
The Western Palayams were the ______.
Umaithurai and others fled to Sivaganga, where ______ gave protection to them.
Consider the following statements and choose the appropriate answer
- In May 1801, English attacked the rebels in Thanjavur and Tiruchi areas.
- The Maruthu brothers were executed in the fort of vellore.
- Oomathurai and Sevathaiah were captured and beheaded at Panchalankurichi.
- The Karnataka Treaty was signed in 1805.
Find out the wrong pair.
