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'''Pallichal Pillai''' was one of the eight domains known as [[Ettuveetil Pillamar]] in the medieval history of south [[Kerala]].The Ettuveetil Pillamar were the part of the [[Public administration|administrative system]] in [[Travancore]] (which consisted of territory of the present [[Thiruvananthapuram]] i.e. the capital of the state of [[Keralam]] and the district of [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]) from early times. They were known as Desavazhis, who were directly subordinate to the supreme power which was Nāduvāzhi.<br />
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Pallichal Pillai and Kodumon Pillai were the most powerful domains among the eight in [[Travancore]]. In the earlier 17th century the [[Karanavar]] of the family of Pallichal Pillai moved to Vanchimuttam near [[Attingal]]. All the family members of Pallichal Pillai family remained in Pallichal. This was because the Pallichal Pillai had slightly more alliance with [[Kollam]] and Attingal [[Princely state|Swaroopams]], and the south and east part of [[Karamana River]] was under the jurisdiction of Travancore, and because Pallichal is in this area. So he moved to avoid [[allegation]] of [[sedition]] on him by the Travancore [[royal family]].<br />
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There are other legends attributable to the 8 Pillais. One view is that the king had no regular army those days. When war was threatened, the King sent messages to the 8 Pillais, who were masters of the ancient martial art "Kalaripayaatu" and had several trained warriors under their command. They sent their forces to fight the war. However Marthanda Varma, the King was a very ambitious man and he felt that this system had to change if he was to have his way. Since the Pillais were very popular they could not be done away with easily. False stories were spread about them and their houses and families destroyed by surprise attacks with the help of alien forces called "Maravas" and using soldiers and firearms captured from the Dutch.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Nair dynasty|Nair Dynasty]]<br />
* [[List of Nairs]]<br />
* [[Samanta Kshatriya]]<br />
* [[Kalarippayattu]]<br />
* [[Martial Race]]<br />
* [[Mamankam]]<br />
* Travancore State Manual by Sadasyathilakan T.K. Velu Pillai<br />
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