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Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, known as the Lion of Kerala, was the king of the Kottayam royal family of Malabar in Kerala, India during the last decades of the 18th century. Image File history File links Pazhasi. ...
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For the district with the same name, see Wayanad District. ...
Kerala ((?); Malayalam: കേരളം — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
It has been suggested that Malabarian Coast be merged into this article or section. ...
Kerala ((?); Malayalam: കേരളം — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
He achieved the title Veera (brave) when he organized a freedom fight against British rule in guerilla warfare model.
Fightings with British army
While the British were busy with the political settlement of the district, a serious revolt was headed by Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja of the ~ Padinjare Kovilakom of the Kottayam family. The potent cause of the revolt was the unpopular revenue policy followed by the British East India Company in Malabar. He stopped all collections of revenue in Kottayam. The Raja further threatened to cut down all the black pepper vines if the Company's officers persisted in revenue collection. Pazhassi kudeeram in Wayanad district of Kerala Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, known as the Lion of Kerala, was the king of the Kottayam royal family of Malabar in Kerala, India during the last decades of the 18th century. ...
The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ...
It has been suggested that Malabarian Coast be merged into this article or section. ...
Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ...
In April 1796, a determined effort was made by the British to capture the Raja in his own palace at Pazhassi. This was in vain. 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ...
On December 18, the British Commissioner issued a proclamation forbidding the people to assemble or to assist the Pazhassi Raja and warning them that if they did so, they would be considered as irreconcilable enemies of the Company and that their property would be confiscated.
On December 30, a futile attempt was made to reconcile the differences between the Raja and the Company.
On 8th January 1797, PazhassiRaja's men launched daring attack on the havildar's guard stationed at Pazhassi and the whole party except one man was killed. In the battles fought on three successive days, 9th, lOth and 2nd March 1797, the detachment made by the Company forces was overpowered by the swords, spears, bows and arrows of Pazhassi Raja's men. As the situation was full of perils, a reconciliation with the Pazhassi Raja became a matter of political expediency. 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
While South Canara and other parts of South India were being Seringapatnam (1799), Pazhassi Raja raised the standard of revolt a second time and ; shook for a while the very foundations of British power . Serirangapatnam was where Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore and the son of Hyder Ali was defeated by the forces of the East India Company under Warren Hastings. ...
1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Colonel Stevenson's efforts early in 1801 cut off the pazhassi Raja from his adherents in South Malabar and by May the British troops had made much headway and with every port both above and below the ghats in British hands and the whole country disarmed, the Pazhassi Raja became a wanderer in the jungles accnmpanied by his wife and immedia attendants. The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...
On May 24, 1804, Colonel Macleod issued a proclamation waming the people that they would be treated as rebels if they failed to fumish information about rebel movements and if they helped the Pazhassi troops with arms, ammunition or provisions. Finally the proclamation of June 16 offered rewards for the apprehension of Pazhassi - Raja, two other members of his family and his principal lieutenants and declared their estates and properties confiscated.from that date. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Death On 1 st November, Baber took direct charge of the operations and on November 30, 1805 he surrounded and shot the Raja dead in an operation on the banks of a Nullah. The Raja's body was cremated with "customary honours". With the death of Pazhassi Raja, the resistance movement in north Kerala came to an end. 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Nullah (Hindi for an arm of the sea, stream or watercourse), a steep narrow valley. ...
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