Ramanathapuram
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Ramanathapuram, also known as Ramnad, is a town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest to
The temple of Mugavai, South India (1858)
Palace of Ramanathapuram
Velu Nachiyar
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Rani Velu Nachiyar was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India. She is also known by the epithet Veeramangai.
Ramanathapuram
…Wars. In 1795, the British deposed Muthuramalinga Sethupathi and took control of the administration of Ramanathapuram. After the death of the Queen Velu Nachiyar, the Maruthu brothers took charge by paying regular revenue to the East India company. In 1803 the Maruthu Pandiyar of Sivaganga revolted against the…
Velu Nachchiyar on a 2008 stamp of India