Puli Thevar

Puli Thevar
Puli Thevar
Palaiyakkarar of Nerkattumseval
	Puli Thevar Statue in his Nerkattumseval Palace
Reign	1 September 1715 – 16 October 1767
Born	1 September 1715; Nerkattumseval, Madurai Nayak kingdom (Modern Day Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	c. 1767; Tenkasi, Arcot (Modern Day Tamil Nadu, India)
Spouse	Kayalkani Nachiyar
Father	Chitraputra Thevan
Mother	Sivagnanam Nachiyar

Puli Thevar was a Tamil Polygar who ruled Nerkattumseval, situated in the Sankarankoil taluk, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.^[2]^[3] He is notable fighting against East India Company at 1757 in India.^[4]^[5] Ondiveeran and Venni Kaladi were the generals of Thevar's army, and he was the first Indian to fight against the British.^[6] He is known for the Polygars revolt against the British. He maintained a good relationship with the Kingdom of Travancore but later the allegiance was broken by one Yusuf Khan.

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↑ Dept, Madras (India : State) Police (1959). The History of the Madras police: centenary 1859-1959. Inspector General of Police. p. 213.
↑ Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Palaniappan Brothers. ISBN 9788183794688.
↑ Session, South Indian History Congress (2007). The South Indian Rebellions: Before and After 1800. Palaniappa Brothers. ISBN 9788183795005.
↑ Patmanāpan̲, Rā A. (1977). V. O. Chidambaram Pillai. National Book Trust, India. p. 12.
↑ Natesan, G. A. (1959). The Indian Review. G.A. Natesan & Company. p. 287.
↑ Ramachandran. "Puli Thevar – Colors of Glory". colorsofglory.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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[1] Dept, Madras (India : State) Police (1959). The History of the Madras police: centenary 1859-1959. Inspector General of Police. p. 213.

[2] Muthiah, S. (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Palaniappan Brothers. ISBN 9788183794688.

[3] Session, South Indian History Congress (2007). The South Indian Rebellions: Before and After 1800. Palaniappa Brothers. ISBN 9788183795005.

[4] Patmanāpan̲, Rā A. (1977). V. O. Chidambaram Pillai. National Book Trust, India. p. 12.

[5] Natesan, G. A. (1959). The Indian Review. G.A. Natesan & Company. p. 287.

[6] Ramachandran. "Puli Thevar – Colors of Glory". colorsofglory.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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