Veerapandya Kattabomman became the Palayakkarar of Panchalamkurichi at the age of thirty on the death of his father, Jagavira Pandya Kattabomman.The
Company’s administrators, James London and Colin Jackson, had considered him a man of peaceful disposition.However, soon several events led to conflicts between Veerapandya Kattabomman and the East India Company.The Nawab, under the provisions of a treaty signed in 1781, had assigned the revenue of the Carnatic to the Company to be entirely under their management and control during the war with Mysore Sultan. One-sixth of the revenue was to be allowed to meet the expenses of Nawab and his family. The Company had thus gained the right to collect taxes from Panchalamkurichi. The Company appointed its Collectors to collect taxes from all the palayams. The Collectors humiliated the palayakkarars
and adopted force to collect the taxes. This was the bone of contention between the English and Kattabomman.
In May 1799, Lord Wellesley issued orders from Madras for the advance of forces from Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur and Madurai to Tirunelveli. Major Bannerman commanded the troops. The Travancore troops too joined the British. On 1 September 1799, an ultimatum was served on Kattabomman to surrender.
Kattabomman’s “evasive reply” prompted Bannerman to attack his fort. Bannerman
moved his entire army to Panchalamkurichi on 5 September. They cut off all the communications to the fort. Bannerman deputed Ramalinganar to convey a message asking Kattabomman to surrender. Kattabomman refused. Ramalinganar gathered all the secrets of the Fort, and on the basis of his report, Bannerman decided the strategy of the operation. In a clashat Kallarpatti, Sivasubramanianar was taken a prisoner.
Born in 1730 to the Raja Sellamuthu Sethupathy of Ramanathapuram,Velunachiyar was the only daughter of this royal family. The king had no male heir. Theroyal family brought up the princess Velunachiyar, training her in martial arts likevalari, stick fighting and to wield weapons.She was also adept in horse riding andarchery, apart from her proficiency in English, French and Urdu At the age of 16,Velunachiyar was married to Muthu Vadugar, the Raja of Sivagangai, andhad a daughter by name Vellachinachiar. In 1772, the Nawab of Arcot andthe Company troops under the command of Lt. Col. Bon Jour stormed the Kalaiyar Kovil Palace. In the ensuing battle Muthu Vadugar was killed. Velunachiyar escaped with her daughter and lived under the protection of Gopala Nayak at Virupachi near Dindigul for eight years. During her period in hiding, Velunachiyar
organised an army and succeeded in securing an alliance with not only Gopala Nayakar but Hyder Ali as well. Dalavay (military chief) Thandavarayanar wrote a letter to Sultan Hyder Ali on behalf of Velunachiyar asking for 5000 infantry and 5000 cavalry to defeat the English. Velunachiyar explained in detail in Urdu all the problems she had with East India Company. She conveyed her strong determination to fight the English. Impressed by her courage, Hyder Ali ordered his Commandant Syed in Dindigul fort to provide the required military assistance.Velunachiyar employed agents for gathering intelligence to find where the British had stored their ammunition. With military assistance from Gopala Nayak and Hyder Ali she recaptured Sivagangai. She was crowned as Queen with the help of Marudhu brothers. She was the first female ruler or queen to resist the British colonial power in India.
I. Answer in Any all questions 5 x 2=10
1. Define National income?
2. What is per capita income?
3. Name the countries in the Triple Entente?
4. What do you know of trench warfare?
5. What were three militant forms of nationalism in Europe?
II. Draw a Time line for the following: Write any five important events between 1920 and 1940
5x1= 5
III. Answer in Detail: 5x1= 5
1. Point out the fundamental rights?
IV. Mark the following places on the map of word:- 10 X 1/2= 5
1. Japan 2.Pacifi Occean 3. England 4. Morocco 5.Italy 6.Greece 7. India 8. America 9. Auatralia 10.Turkey
10 th class social science JUNE WEEKLY TEST Questions
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