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	'''Tandra Paparayudu''' was an Army [[General officer\|General]] of Bobbili who assassinated [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] Raja of Vizianagaram, and committed his ''Royal suicide'' during the [[Battle of Bobbili]] in 1757, a significant historical event in the Princely state of [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram]], the present day [[Vizianagaram district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoGPDAAAQBAJ&q=tandra+papa+rayudu+bobbili+general&pg=PT119\|title=The Sharp Knife of Memory\|first=Kondapalli\|last=Koteswaramma\|date=12 November 2015\|publisher=Zubaan\|isbn=9789384757885\|via=Google Books}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref name="auto"~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://mkatten.tripod.com/bobbili.html\|title=The Story of the Bobbili Katha}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref name="auto1"~~>~~{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508153126/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 May 2003\|title=The tiger of Bobbili\|date=2 September 2002\|author=BMG\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=17 June 2019}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		'''Tandra Paparayudu''' was an Army [[General officer\|General]] of Bobbili who assassinated [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] Raja of Vizianagaram, and committed his ''Royal suicide'' during the [[Battle of Bobbili]] in 1757, a significant historical event in the Princely state of [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram]], the present day [[Vizianagaram district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoGPDAAAQBAJ&q=tandra+papa+rayudu+bobbili+general&pg=PT119\|title=The Sharp Knife of Memory\|first=Kondapalli\|last=Koteswaramma\|date=12 November 2015\|publisher=Zubaan\|isbn=9789384757885\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=http://mkatten.tripod.com/bobbili.html\|title=The Story of the Bobbili Katha}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508153126/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 May 2003\|title=The tiger of Bobbili\|date=2 September 2002\|author=BMG\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>

	==Maharaja of Venkatagiri==		==Maharaja of Venkatagiri==
	The town of [[Bobbili]] was founded during the 17th century by ''Pedda Rayudu'', the 15th descendant of the Rajas of [[Venkatagiri]], who belongs to Padmanayaka Velama clan.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv-8vgEACAAJ\|title = A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas\|isbn = 9780344943096\|last1 = Sastri\|first1 = Alladi Jagannatha\|date = 8 November 2018\| publisher=Creative Media Partners, LLC }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The town was originally named "Pedda-Puli" ("The Big Tiger") after '' Sher Muhammad Khan'', the Nawab of [[Srikakulam]] who granted it as a gift to the ''Maharaja of Venkatgiri'' for his services in his southern campaigns. However, with time, the town became known as "Pebbuli", then "Bebbuli" and finally "Bobbili". [[Pusapati]] Madhava Varma was the ancestor of the royal [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram family]]. The rivalry between the two families dates back to 1652. ''Pedda Rayudu'''s son Lingappa Rayudu, who succeeded him, built a fort, and selected Bobbili as his Headquarters. The son of ''Sher Muhammad Khan'' was abducted by rebels and Lingappa saved him. He was granted 12 villages and the hereditary title ''Ranga Rao'' in recognition of his service.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2016}}		The town of [[Bobbili]] was founded during the 17th century by ''Pedda Rayudu'', the 15th descendant of the Rajas of [[Venkatagiri]], who belongs to Padmanayaka Velama clan.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv-8vgEACAAJ\|title = A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas\|isbn = 9780344943096\|last1 = Sastri\|first1 = Alladi Jagannatha\|date = 8 November 2018\| publisher=Creative Media Partners, LLC }}</ref> The town was originally named "Pedda-Puli" ("The Big Tiger") after '' Sher Muhammad Khan'', the Nawab of [[Srikakulam]] who granted it as a gift to the ''Maharaja of Venkatgiri'' for his services in his southern campaigns. However, with time, the town became known as "Pebbuli", then "Bebbuli" and finally "Bobbili". [[Pusapati]] Madhava Varma was the ancestor of the royal [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram family]]. The rivalry between the two families dates back to 1652. ''Pedda Rayudu'''s son Lingappa Rayudu, who succeeded him, built a fort, and selected Bobbili as his Headquarters. The son of ''Sher Muhammad Khan'' was abducted by rebels and Lingappa saved him. He was granted 12 villages and the hereditary title ''Ranga Rao'' in recognition of his service.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2016}}

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	The French General knew that it would be impossible to reach [[Bobbili]] via Rajam as Paparayudu was camping there and took a different route to reach the fort. Rani Mallamma Devi, wife of Ranga Rao and sister of Paparayudu, sent a message to him on coming to know of the enemy's advance towards the fort. However, the enemy intercepted the courier and the message did not reach Paparayudu.		The French General knew that it would be impossible to reach [[Bobbili]] via Rajam as Paparayudu was camping there and took a different route to reach the fort. Rani Mallamma Devi, wife of Ranga Rao and sister of Paparayudu, sent a message to him on coming to know of the enemy's advance towards the fort. However, the enemy intercepted the courier and the message did not reach Paparayudu.
	Meanwhile, Ranga Rao and his men after defending the fort for several hours realised that the enemy could not be contained for long. Ranga Rao did not want the women and children in the fort to be at the mercy of the enemy. He ordered them to be sacrificed. ''Rani Mallamma Devi'' committed suicide. When the news reached him, Tandra Paparayudu rushed to the demolished fort and saw his sister and the entire family lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Seething with vengeance he took an oath to kill [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]].~~<~~ref name="auto"/~~><~~ref name="auto1"/~~>~~		Meanwhile, Ranga Rao and his men after defending the fort for several hours realised that the enemy could not be contained for long. Ranga Rao did not want the women and children in the fort to be at the mercy of the enemy. He ordered them to be sacrificed. ''Rani Mallamma Devi'' committed suicide. When the news reached him, Tandra Paparayudu rushed to the demolished fort and saw his sister and the entire family lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Seething with vengeance he took an oath to kill [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

	==The battle==		==The battle==

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	'''Tandra Paparayudu''' was an Army [[General officer\|General]] of Bobbili who assassinated [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] Raja of Vizianagaram, and committed his ''Royal suicide'' during the [[Battle of Bobbili]] in 1757, a significant historical event in the Princely state of [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram]], the present day [[Vizianagaram district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoGPDAAAQBAJ&q=tandra+papa+rayudu+bobbili+general&pg=PT119\|title=The Sharp Knife of Memory\|first=Kondapalli\|last=Koteswaramma\|date=12 November 2015\|publisher=Zubaan\|isbn=9789384757885\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=http://mkatten.tripod.com/bobbili.html\|title=The Story of the Bobbili Katha}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508153126/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 May 2003\|title=The tiger of Bobbili\|date=2 September 2002\|author=BMG\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>		'''Tandra Paparayudu''' was an Army [[General officer\|General]] of Bobbili who assassinated [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] Raja of Vizianagaram, and committed his ''Royal suicide'' during the [[Battle of Bobbili]] in 1757, a significant historical event in the Princely state of [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram]], the present day [[Vizianagaram district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoGPDAAAQBAJ&q=tandra+papa+rayudu+bobbili+general&pg=PT119\|title=The Sharp Knife of Memory\|first=Kondapalli\|last=Koteswaramma\|date=12 November 2015\|publisher=Zubaan\|isbn=9789384757885\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=http://mkatten.tripod.com/bobbili.html\|title=The Story of the Bobbili Katha}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508153126/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 May 2003\|title=The tiger of Bobbili\|date=2 September 2002\|author=BMG\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>

	==Maharaja of Venkatagiri==		==Maharaja of Venkatagiri==
	The town of [[Bobbili]] was founded during the 17th century by ''Pedda Rayudu'', the 15th descendant of the Rajas of [[Venkatagiri]], who belongs to Padmanayaka Velama clan.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv-8vgEACAAJ\|title = A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas\|isbn = 9780344943096\|last1 = Sastri\|first1 = Alladi Jagannatha\|date = 8 November 2018}}</ref> The town was originally named "Pedda-Puli" ("The Big Tiger") after '' Sher Muhammad Khan'', the Nawab of [[Srikakulam]] who granted it as a gift to the ''Maharaja of Venkatgiri'' for his services in his southern campaigns. However, with time, the town became known as "Pebbuli", then "Bebbuli" and finally "Bobbili". [[Pusapati]] Madhava Varma was the ancestor of the royal [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram family]]. The rivalry between the two families dates back to 1652. ''Pedda Rayudu'''s son Lingappa Rayudu, who succeeded him, built a fort, and selected Bobbili as his Headquarters. The son of ''Sher Muhammad Khan'' was abducted by rebels and Lingappa saved him. He was granted 12 villages and the hereditary title ''Ranga Rao'' in recognition of his service.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2016}}		The town of [[Bobbili]] was founded during the 17th century by ''Pedda Rayudu'', the 15th descendant of the Rajas of [[Venkatagiri]], who belongs to Padmanayaka Velama clan.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv-8vgEACAAJ\|title = A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas\|isbn = 9780344943096\|last1 = Sastri\|first1 = Alladi Jagannatha\|date = 8 November 2018\| publisher=Creative Media Partners, LLC }}</ref> The town was originally named "Pedda-Puli" ("The Big Tiger") after '' Sher Muhammad Khan'', the Nawab of [[Srikakulam]] who granted it as a gift to the ''Maharaja of Venkatgiri'' for his services in his southern campaigns. However, with time, the town became known as "Pebbuli", then "Bebbuli" and finally "Bobbili". [[Pusapati]] Madhava Varma was the ancestor of the royal [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram family]]. The rivalry between the two families dates back to 1652. ''Pedda Rayudu'''s son Lingappa Rayudu, who succeeded him, built a fort, and selected Bobbili as his Headquarters. The son of ''Sher Muhammad Khan'' was abducted by rebels and Lingappa saved him. He was granted 12 villages and the hereditary title ''Ranga Rao'' in recognition of his service.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2016}}

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	The French General knew that it would be impossible to reach [[Bobbili]] via Rajam as Paparayudu was camping there and took a different route to reach the fort. Rani Mallamma Devi, wife of Ranga Rao and sister of Paparayudu, sent a message to him on coming to know of the enemy's advance towards the fort. However, the enemy intercepted the courier and the message did not reach Paparayudu.		The French General knew that it would be impossible to reach [[Bobbili]] via Rajam as Paparayudu was camping there and took a different route to reach the fort. Rani Mallamma Devi, wife of Ranga Rao and sister of Paparayudu, sent a message to him on coming to know of the enemy's advance towards the fort. However, the enemy intercepted the courier and the message did not reach Paparayudu.
	Meanwhile, Ranga Rao and his men after defending the fort for several hours realised that the enemy could not be contained for long. Ranga Rao did not want the women and children in the fort to be at the mercy of the enemy. He ordered them to be sacrificed. ''Rani Mallamma Devi'' committed suicide. When the news reached him, Tandra Paparayudu rushed to the demolished fort and saw his sister and the entire family lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Seething with vengeance he took an oath to kill [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>		Meanwhile, Ranga Rao and his men after defending the fort for several hours realised that the enemy could not be contained for long. Ranga Rao did not want the women and children in the fort to be at the mercy of the enemy. He ordered them to be sacrificed. ''Rani Mallamma Devi'' committed suicide. When the news reached him, Tandra Paparayudu rushed to the demolished fort and saw his sister and the entire family lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Seething with vengeance he took an oath to kill [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

	==The battle==		==The battle==

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	'''Tandra Paparayudu''' was an Army [[General officer\|General]] of Bobbili who assassinated [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] Raja of Vizianagaram, and committed his ''Royal suicide'' during the [[Battle of Bobbili]] in 1757, a significant historical event in the Princely state of [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram]], the present day [[Vizianagaram district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoGPDAAAQBAJ&q=tandra+papa+rayudu+bobbili+general&pg=PT119\|title=The Sharp Knife of Memory\|first=Kondapalli\|last=Koteswaramma\|date=12 November 2015\|publisher=Zubaan\|isbn=9789384757885\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=http://mkatten.tripod.com/bobbili.html\|title=The Story of the Bobbili Katha}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508153126/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 May 2003\|title=The tiger of Bobbili\|date=2 September 2002\|author=BMG\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=17 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''Tandra Paparayudu''' was an Army [[General officer\|General]] of Bobbili who assassinated [[Pusapati\|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] Raja of Vizianagaram, and committed his ''Royal suicide'' during the [[Battle of Bobbili]] in 1757, a significant historical event in the Princely state of [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram]], the present day [[Vizianagaram district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoGPDAAAQBAJ&q=tandra+papa+rayudu+bobbili+general&pg=PT119\|title=The Sharp Knife of Memory\|first=Kondapalli\|last=Koteswaramma\|date=12 November 2015\|publisher=Zubaan\|isbn=9789384757885\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=http://mkatten.tripod.com/bobbili.html\|title=The Story of the Bobbili Katha}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508153126/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 May 2003\|title=The tiger of Bobbili\|date=2 September 2002\|author=BMG\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>

	==Maharaja of Venkatagiri==		==Maharaja of Venkatagiri==
	The town of [[Bobbili]] was founded during the 17th century by ''Pedda Rayudu'', the 15th descendant of the Rajas of [[Venkatagiri]], who belongs to Padmanayaka Velama clan.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv-8vgEACAAJ\|title = A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas\|isbn = 9780344943096\|last1 = Sastri\|first1 = Alladi Jagannatha\|date = 8 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> The town was originally named "Pedda-Puli" ("The Big Tiger") after '' Sher Muhammad Khan'', the Nawab of [[Srikakulam]] who granted it as a gift to the ''Maharaja of Venkatgiri'' for his services in his southern campaigns. However, with time, the town became known as "Pebbuli", then "Bebbuli" and finally "Bobbili". [[Pusapati]] Madhava Varma was the ancestor of the royal [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram family]]. The rivalry between the two families dates back to 1652. ''Pedda Rayudu'''s son Lingappa Rayudu, who succeeded him, built a fort, and selected Bobbili as his Headquarters. The son of ''Sher Muhammad Khan'' was abducted by rebels and Lingappa saved him. He was granted 12 villages and the hereditary title ''Ranga Rao'' in recognition of his service.{{Citation needed\|date=October ~~2022~~}}		The town of [[Bobbili]] was founded during the 17th century by ''Pedda Rayudu'', the 15th descendant of the Rajas of [[Venkatagiri]], who belongs to Padmanayaka Velama clan.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv-8vgEACAAJ\|title = A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas\|isbn = 9780344943096\|last1 = Sastri\|first1 = Alladi Jagannatha\|date = 8 November 2018}}</ref> The town was originally named "Pedda-Puli" ("The Big Tiger") after '' Sher Muhammad Khan'', the Nawab of [[Srikakulam]] who granted it as a gift to the ''Maharaja of Venkatgiri'' for his services in his southern campaigns. However, with time, the town became known as "Pebbuli", then "Bebbuli" and finally "Bobbili". [[Pusapati]] Madhava Varma was the ancestor of the royal [[Pusapati\|Vizianagaram family]]. The rivalry between the two families dates back to 1652. ''Pedda Rayudu'''s son Lingappa Rayudu, who succeeded him, built a fort, and selected Bobbili as his Headquarters. The son of ''Sher Muhammad Khan'' was abducted by rebels and Lingappa saved him. He was granted 12 villages and the hereditary title ''Ranga Rao'' in recognition of his service.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2016}}

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'''Tandra Paparayudu''' was an Army [[General officer|General]] of Bobbili who assassinated [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] Raja of Vizianagaram, and committed his ''Royal suicide'' during the [[Battle of Bobbili]] in 1757, a significant historical event in the Princely state of [[Pusapati|Vizianagaram]], the present day [[Vizianagaram district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoGPDAAAQBAJ&q=tandra+papa+rayudu+bobbili+general&pg=PT119|title=The Sharp Knife of Memory|first=Kondapalli|last=Koteswaramma|date=12 November 2015|publisher=Zubaan|isbn=9789384757885|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://mkatten.tripod.com/bobbili.html|title=The Story of the Bobbili Katha}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508153126/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2003|title=The tiger of Bobbili|date=2 September 2002|author=BMG|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref>

==Maharaja of Venkatagiri==
The town of [[Bobbili]] was founded during the 17th century by ''Pedda Rayudu'', the 15th descendant of the Rajas of [[Venkatagiri]], who belongs to Padmanayaka Velama clan.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv-8vgEACAAJ|title = A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas|isbn = 9780344943096|last1 = Sastri|first1 = Alladi Jagannatha|date = 8 November 2022}}</ref> The town was originally named "Pedda-Puli" ("The Big Tiger") after '' Sher Muhammad Khan'', the Nawab of [[Srikakulam]] who granted it as a gift to the ''Maharaja of Venkatgiri'' for his services in his southern campaigns. However, with time, the town became known as "Pebbuli", then "Bebbuli" and finally "Bobbili". [[Pusapati]] Madhava Varma was the ancestor of the royal [[Pusapati|Vizianagaram family]]. The rivalry between the two families dates back to 1652. ''Pedda Rayudu'''s son Lingappa Rayudu, who succeeded him, built a fort, and selected Bobbili as his Headquarters. The son of ''Sher Muhammad Khan'' was abducted by rebels and Lingappa saved him. He was granted 12 villages and the hereditary title ''Ranga Rao'' in recognition of his service.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

==Background==
Lingappa was succeeded by his adopted son ''Vengal Ranga Rayudu'' and the latter by ''Rangapati Rayudu''. His son ''Rayadappa Rayudu'' succeeded him and later his adopted son ''Gopalakrishna Rayudu'' took over. During ''Gopalakrishna Rayudu'' rule in 1753, the [[Northern Circars]] were assigned to French by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. The French East India Governor [[Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau]], agreed to lease [[Srikakulam]] and [[Rajahmundry]] Circars to [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]], the Raja of [[Vizianagaram]]. A rupture between Bussy and the Nizam led to the weakening of the former's authority. Vijarama Raju placed his troops at the disposal of Bussy and helped him in re-establishing his suzerainty. Viziarama Raju persuaded Bussy to help him in defeating his arch rival, the Raja of Bobbili. On 24 January 1757, Bussy with his army and the army of [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] in tow marched towards the Bobbili fort. The army of Gopalakrishna Ranga Rao was no match for the combined armies of [[Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau]] and [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]]. ''Gopalakrishna Rayudu'' was led by his Army General ''Tandra Paparayudu'' and his army, who put up a brave fight till the end.

The French General knew that it would be impossible to reach [[Bobbili]] via Rajam as Paparayudu was camping there and took a different route to reach the fort. Rani Mallamma Devi, wife of Ranga Rao and sister of Paparayudu, sent a message to him on coming to know of the enemy's advance towards the fort. However, the enemy intercepted the courier and the message did not reach Paparayudu.
Meanwhile, Ranga Rao and his men after defending the fort for several hours realised that the enemy could not be contained for long. Ranga Rao did not want the women and children in the fort to be at the mercy of the enemy. He ordered them to be sacrificed. ''Rani Mallamma Devi'' committed suicide. When the news reached him, Tandra Paparayudu rushed to the demolished fort and saw his sister and the entire family lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Seething with vengeance he took an oath to kill [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

==The battle==
[[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] was camping in a ''Tent'', basking in the ''glory'' of the war, which annihilated his enemy. ''Tandra Paparayudu'' along with ''Devulapalli Peddanna'' and ''Buddaraju Venkaiah'' managed to reach the tent in which [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] was sleeping. Paparayudu gained entry through the rear of the tent, while the other two stood guard at the entrance. He woke up [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] shouting "Puli, Puli... Bobbili Puli" ''(Tiger, Tiger... The Tiger of Bobbili)''. [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] tried to divert his attention saying that ''Velama'' heroes should not be little their clan as cowards gaining entry through the backdoor. "You have wiped out our entire clan through dubious means and have no right to get ethical treatment," replied Paparayudu and stabbed him repeatedly in the chest. Hearing the commotion, the bodyguard of [[Pusapati|Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I]] tried to enter the tent but was killed by Peddanna, who was guarding the entrance. ''The entire army was alerted and the [[Bobbili]] tiger Paparayudu and the other two killed themselves.''

==In popular culture==
*[[Bobbili Yuddham]]
*[[Tandra Paparayudu (film)]]

==References==
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