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'''Oomathurai''' (real name '''Kumarasamy Naiyakar'''), was an Indian [[Poligar]] (Palaiyakkarar) from [[Tamil Nadu]], who fought against the [[British East India Company]] in the [[Polygar War]]s. He was the younger brother of [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]. | |||
'''Oomathurai''' (real name '''Kumarasamy'''), was an Indian [[Poligar]] (Palaiyakkarar) from [[Tamil Nadu]], who fought against the [[British East India Company]] in the [[Polygar War]]s. He was the younger brother of [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]. | |||
Oomathurai was an active participant in the Polygar Wars, and in the first war, he was captured and imprisoned in the [[Palayamkottai Central Prison]]. On 2 February 1801, he managed to escape from prison after more than an year's imprisonment<ref>{{Cite book |last1=State) |first1=Madras (India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CGdDAAAAYAAJ |title=Madras District Gazetteers: Ramanathapuram |last2=Bahadur.) |first2=B. S. Baliga (Rao |date=1957 |publisher=Superintendent, Government Press |language=en}}</ref> and rebuild the [[Panchalankurichi Fort|Panchalankurichi fort]], which had been destroyed in the first war. In the second Polygar war, Oomathurai formed an alliance with the [Parathavarama pandiyan | |||
[[Maruthu Pandiyar|Marudhu brothers]] of Sivagangai, [[Dheeran Chinnamalai]], [[Pazhassi Raja|Kerala Varma]] of Malabar and other leaders, to resist the British East India Company.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nandakumar |first=J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=beejEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Oomaithurai%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA29 |title=Swa: Struggle for National Selfhood Past, Present and Future |date=2022-12-10 |publisher=Indus Scrolls Press |language=en}}</ref> The fort was eventually captured by the British after a prolonged siege led by [[Patrick Alexander Agnew|Lt. Colonel Agnew]] and artillery bombardment in May 1801.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Welsh |first=James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Oomaithurai%22+-wikipedia |title=Military Reminiscences |date=1830 |publisher=Smith, Elder, and Company |language=en}}</ref> Oomathurai managed to escape the fall of the fort and joined the Maruthu brothers in their jungle fort at Kalayar Kovil. Despite their efforts, the British eventually captured Kalayar Kovil in October 1801. Oomathurai and Sevathaiah were captured and hanged at [[Panchalankurichi|Panchalamkurichi]] on 16 November 1801.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Antony Raj |first=Jekila |title=Marudhu Brothers -Valiant Brothers in South Indian Rebellion |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365223229 |journal=Mukt Shabd Journal |volume=XI |pages=708–713 |issn=2347-3150}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 29 March 2026
Oomathurai (real name Kumarasamy Naiyakar), was an Indian Poligar (Palaiyakkarar) from Tamil Nadu, who fought against the British East India Company in the Polygar Wars. He was the younger brother of Veerapandiya Kattabomman.
Oomathurai was an active participant in the Polygar Wars, and in the first war, he was captured and imprisoned in the Palayamkottai Central Prison. On 2 February 1801, he managed to escape from prison after more than an year's imprisonment[1] and rebuild the Panchalankurichi fort, which had been destroyed in the first war. In the second Polygar war, Oomathurai formed an alliance with the [Parathavarama pandiyan Marudhu brothers of Sivagangai, Dheeran Chinnamalai, Kerala Varma of Malabar and other leaders, to resist the British East India Company.[2] The fort was eventually captured by the British after a prolonged siege led by Lt. Colonel Agnew and artillery bombardment in May 1801.[3] Oomathurai managed to escape the fall of the fort and joined the Maruthu brothers in their jungle fort at Kalayar Kovil. Despite their efforts, the British eventually captured Kalayar Kovil in October 1801. Oomathurai and Sevathaiah were captured and hanged at Panchalamkurichi on 16 November 1801.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ State), Madras (India; Bahadur.), B. S. Baliga (Rao (1957). Madras District Gazetteers: Ramanathapuram. Superintendent, Government Press.
- ↑ Nandakumar, J. (10 December 2022). Swa: Struggle for National Selfhood Past, Present and Future. Indus Scrolls Press.
- ↑ Welsh, James (1830). Military Reminiscences. Smith, Elder, and Company.
- ↑ Antony Raj, Jekila. "Marudhu Brothers -Valiant Brothers in South Indian Rebellion". Mukt Shabd Journal. XI: 708–713. ISSN 2347-3150.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Dirks, Nicholas B. (1987). The Hollow Crown: Ethnohistory of an Indian Kingdom. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-32604-4.