Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja ( 1753 – 1805)- ‘’Kerala Simham’’
Ruler of the princely state of Kottayam (now Thalassery taluk and Wayanad district along with Gudalur and Panthalur taluks of the Nilgiris District and some parts of Kudagu ) in malabar
He fought guerrilla warfare against on Mysorean army from 1774 to 1793 and also against British
-In 1792, after the Third Anglo-Mysore War, English imposed their paramountcy in Kottayam in violation to their earlier agreement of 1790 which recognized independence of Kottayam.
-In 1796, the Company made an attempt to arrest Pazhassi Raja, but he evaded capture and instead fought back using guerrilla warfare.
-1800 over a dispute on Wayanad and after an insurgent warfare lasted for five years, Pazhassi Raja was killed on November 30, 1805 in a gun-fight at Mavila Todu near Kerala-Karnataka border.
Raja’s aide
Kaitheri Ambu
Edachena Kungan
Thalakkal Chandu (Kurichia-aide of Kungan/Hero of Panamaram)
Ruler of the princely state of Kottayam (now Thalassery taluk and Wayanad district along with Gudalur and Panthalur taluks of the Nilgiris District and some parts of Kudagu ) in malabar
He fought guerrilla warfare against on Mysorean army from 1774 to 1793 and also against British
-In 1792, after the Third Anglo-Mysore War, English imposed their paramountcy in Kottayam in violation to their earlier agreement of 1790 which recognized independence of Kottayam.
-In 1796, the Company made an attempt to arrest Pazhassi Raja, but he evaded capture and instead fought back using guerrilla warfare.
-1800 over a dispute on Wayanad and after an insurgent warfare lasted for five years, Pazhassi Raja was killed on November 30, 1805 in a gun-fight at Mavila Todu near Kerala-Karnataka border.
Raja’s aide
Kaitheri Ambu
Edachena Kungan
Thalakkal Chandu (Kurichia-aide of Kungan/Hero of Panamaram)
- ‘’Kerala Simham’’){kind=link}
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