Kattabomman and Tirunelveli League – Historical View

The mounting agitation in Ramanathapuram, Madurai, and Tirunelveli culminated in the Poligar rebellion of 1799, which was one of Tamilnadu’s anti-British breakouts between 1799 and 1802. The British gained political clout as a result of their success in acquiring and consolidating power in Madras. After The East India Company began to prosper after defeating the French and their Indian allies in the three Carnatic Wars. solidify and broaden its authority and clout Poligar wars are wars fought between the poligars of a country.Between March 1799 and March 1799, the erstwhile Madurai kingdom in Tamilnadu and the English East India Company forces clashed. May of the year 1802. The Poligars had complete autonomy over income collection, territorial administration, dispute resolution, and law enforcement. and a sense of order The Company labelled the recalcitrant Poligars as rebels and charged them with treason. and the country’s tranquillity PuliThevar had a lot of power over the Poligars in the west. The Poligars were humiliated by the collectors, who used force to collect the taxes. This was the stumbling block.between Kattabomman and the English Meanwhile, Marudhu Pandiyar of Sivagangai established the South.With neighbouring Poligars like GopalaNayak of Dindigul, India formed a rebel confederacy against the British.& Aanamalai’s YadulNayak Bannerman made a mockery of Kattabomman’s trial in front of the jury.On the 16th of October, Poligars will be performing. Throughout the trial, Kattabomman bravely admitted to all of the allegations made against him.him. Kattabomman was hanged in front of the historic fort of Kayathar, near Tirunelveli, from a tamarind tree.of their Poligar comrades Despite the crushing of Kattabomman’s revolution in 1799