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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 (EIC) in India. She is also known by the epithet Veeramangai.
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politics · Queen of Sivagangai, freedom fighter (1730–1796) · politician · revolutionary · monarch · also Rani Velu Nachiyar, Velu Nachiyar, Veeramangai, Nachiyar
Born 3 January 1730 · Died 25 December 1796 · Q15408153
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India Today rated the claim “In 1780, Queen Velu Nachiyar of Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga became the first Indian ruler to fight the British.” False.
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Died 1796-12-25.
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Born 1730-01-03.
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