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VELU NACHIYAR
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🍁🍁 Velu Nachiyar: The Tamil Queen Who Fought Away the British 🍁🍁 ************************************** Velu Nachiyar, the little-known queen from Tamil Nadu, was the first Indian ruler to fight and triumph against the British. Popularly known as ‘veeramangai’ (brave woman), she also devised the first recorded suicide bombing in history, with her Dalit commander-in-chief Kuyili. FACTS AS POINTS ****************** 🍀Born in 1730 to Raja Chellamuthu Vijayaragunatha Sethupathy and Rani Sakandimuthal, she was an only child. 🍀 She was trained in horse-riding, archery, and martial arts such as valari (throwing sickle) and silambam (fighting with a stick). 🍀At age 16, Velu Nachiyar was married to Muthuvadugananthur Udaiyathevar, the prince of Sivagangai. They had a daughter together called Vellachi, and ruled over the kingdom for over two decades – from 1750 to 1772. 🍀The British invaded Sivagangai with the son of the Nawab of Arcot and killed Velu Nachiyar’s hus...