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    Kuyili was an army commander of queen Velu Nachiyar who participated in campaigns against the East India Company in the 18th century. She is considered the first suicide bomber and "first woman martyr " in Indian history.

  2. Kuyili is an Indian actress and dancer who has acted and performed in multiple South Indian films. [1] She also acted in many TV serials. She is famous for the song "Nila Athu Vaanathu Mela" in Kamal Haasan 's Nayakan (1987), in which she performed an item number, balancing on a moving boat. [citation needed]

  3. Kuyili, fondly addressed by some as Veerthalapathy (The Brave Commander) or V eeramangai (The Brave Woman), was a valiant warrior who belonged to the scheduled caste of Arunthathiyar. Kuyili was born to Periyamuthan and Raku, who worked in the fields.

  4. Aug 28, 2018 · Kuyili’s sacrifice eventually helped Velu attack both the Nawab and British troops and drive them away from her rightful kingdom, just as she had vowed all those years back. She ruled the kingdom for over a decade before bequeathing the royal commitments to the Maruthu brothers at her death in 1796.

  5. Sep 1, 2017 · Not many of us are aware that Kuyili was the first suicide bomber in the history of India’s battle for freedom. In the war that took place in the 1700s, Queen Velu Nachiyar’s husband was killed...

  6. Aug 11, 2022 · It was Kuyili, believed to be a brave warrior and an aide of Velu Nachiyar. Unfortunately, no written history exists about her life.

  7. Kuyili was an army commander of Queen Velu Nachiyar who participated in campaigns against the East India Company in the 18th century. She was the first suicide bomber and the first woman martyr in Indian history.

  8. Mar 15, 2023 · Kuyili, also known as Kuyil Pattama, was a brave warrior who fought alongside Velu Nachiyar in the 18th century against the British East India Company. Kuyili’s story is a testament to the courage and bravery of women in Indian history.

  9. Kuyili, the heroine of the Sivaganga era was a trusted & loyal commander to Queen Velunacharya. She is known in Tamil history as the first person (1780), who used herself as the first human’s grenade in the battle to save Sivaganga from the occupation of the British Empire under English East India Company.

  10. Jun 21, 2019 · Kuyili as the Commander-in-Chief After the successful formation of alliances with Maruthu Pandiyars, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, Velu Nachiyar entered into war with the British in order to reclaim her kingdom.