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==History==
==History==
This fort was under the rule of Veerapandiya Kattabomman and was annexed by the British and destroyed by Major J. Bannerman. Later Kattabomman was betrayed by [[Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman]] and handed over to the British. He was hanged at [[Kayatharu]] on 16 October 1799.
This fort was under the rule of Veerapandiya Kattabomman and was annexed by the British and demolished by Major J. Bannerman. Later Kattabomman was betrayed by [[Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman]] and handed over to the British. He was hanged at [[Kayatharu]] on 16 October 1799.


==Present fort==
==Present fort==
The present [[Panchalankurichi]] Fort is a rebuilt fort left as a memorial of Kattabomman.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/Panchalankurichi_tour.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324145947/http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/Panchalankurichi_tour.html |archive-date=2016-03-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The present [[Panchalankurichi]] Fort is a rebuilt fort left as a memorial of Kattabomman.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/Panchalankurichi_tour.html |title=Panchalankurichi |access-date=2016-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324145947/http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/Panchalankurichi_tour.html |archive-date=2016-03-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:19, 21 August 2022

Panchalankurichi Fort was a fort once ruled by the polygar Veerapandiya Kattabomman.

History[edit]

This fort was under the rule of Veerapandiya Kattabomman and was annexed by the British and demolished by Major J. Bannerman. Later Kattabomman was betrayed by Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman and handed over to the British. He was hanged at Kayatharu on 16 October 1799.

Present fort[edit]

The present Panchalankurichi Fort is a rebuilt fort left as a memorial of Kattabomman.[1]

References[edit]

  1. "Panchalankurichi". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

Coordinates: 8°56′02″N 78°02′01″E / 8.9340°N 78.0336°E / 8.9340; 78.0336