Veera
Mangai Velunachiyar was one of the queens in the 18th century in South
India.
She
rebelled against the British Empire and fought for the freedom of India
She was
born in 1730 AD to the Mannar Sellamuthu Sethupathy and to Rani Sakandhimuthal
of Ramnad Kingdom.
She was
the only daughter of this Royal family
The
Royal couple had no male heir. The royal family brought up the Princess,
Velunachiyar, like Prince of Ramnad due to this reason.
She was
trained in the skills of using weapons and also in martial arts like Valari,
stick fighting etc.
She
learnt horse riding and archery earlier.
She
married Sivagangai Mannar Muthuvaduganathar at the age of sixteen. In the
year 1772 , the English invaded her kingdom .
Velu
Nachiyar heard that her husband Raja Muthu Vaduganathar and her daughter young
Princess Gowri Nachiyar were killed in Kalaiyar Koil war.
The
queen and Maruthu brothers overcame all hurdles. They geared up the troops and
entered Sivaganga.
She
defeated the Nawab of Arcot and took him as a captivator
She
re-captured her Sivaganga samsthan with the help of Hyder Ali and crowned as
queen of the Sivagangai seemai.
Velu
Nachiyar is only the first queen who raised the revolt against the
British emperor
According
to historians. Prof.Sanjeevi mentioned in his ‘ Maruthiruvar’ book that ‘
the bravery queen Velu Nachiyar raised revolt against English emperor and
fought for the freedom of India 85 years before Jhansi Rani’s freedom struggle
in North .
Venkatam
further stated that Velu Nachiyar is India’s Joan of Arc.
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