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The Marudhu Pandiyars [1] (Periya Marudhu and Chinna Marudhu) were de facto rulers of Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India, towards the end of the 18th century. They were known for fighting against the East India Company. [2] They were finally executed by the EIC after being captured by them . [3]
- Turbulent Beginnings
- Bloody War
- Grim Defeat
Popular representations of the brothers, evolved over the two centuries following their death, depict them as tall and muscular, with fierce moustaches and eyes filled with rage. In almost all of them, they are turbaned and brandishing swords. Every year till date, in Kalayarkoil temple of Sivaganga district where their mortal remains were buried, ...
It was around this time that the East India Company was penetrating the Southern reaches of India, tackling one kingdom at a time. After the defeat of Tipu Sultan in Mysore, the rebellious Kattabomman Pandiya of Panchalamkurichi was killed for resisting taxation by the British. “The British had this tactic of dealing with one enemy at a time,” said...
Four days later, they were hanged. “With him [Maruthu Pandiyar] fell the last war of independence in Southern India. The road was open for the British for the conquest of Hindustan,” wrote Reverend Baauche, a French Catholic Priest in his book Marutha Pandiyan, The Fateful 18th Century. According to Rajayyan, the process adopted for their execution...
Oct 24, 2020 · Periya Marudhu and Chinna Marudhu popularly called together as Marudhu Pandiyargal/Marudhu Brothers were one of the earliest to rebel against the British even before the 1857 War of Independence happened in the north.
Apr 5, 2023 · The Maruthu Pandiyar brothers, also known as Maruthu Pandiyarar or Marudhu Pandian, were prominent leaders of the Tamil resistance against British colonial rule in South India in the early 19th century.
- Ground Report
Feb 2, 2013 · The “Murdoos” the rulers of Sivagangai at that time, were two brothers, Vellai Marudu, commonly called Periya Marudu, and Chinna Marudu. They belonged neither to the family of the ancient poligars nor to their division of the caste, but were retainers of the family.
The Marudhu Pandiyars (Periya Marudhu and Chinna Marudhu) were de facto rulers of Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India, towards the end of the 18th century. They were known for fighting against the East India Company. They were finally executed by the EIC after being captured by them .
Aug 2, 2021 · Though the king and his army, with Maruthu Pandiyars as chieftains in its ranks, fought gallantly, they were outnumbered and overwhelmed by the Company’s forces and the king slain in battle. The Pandiyar brothers survived, and getting wind of a sinister plot by the Nawab to murder the queen and her infant daughter, they rescued and escorted ...
