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| Dheeran Chinnamalai | |
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 Statue of Dheeran Chinnamalai at Odanilai | |
| Successor | British Rule |
| Born | Theerthagiri Sarkarai Uthama Kaminda Manradiar (1756-04-17)17 April 1756 Kangeyam (present dayTamil Nadu) |
| Died | 31 July 1805(1805-07-31) (aged 49) Sankagiri,Madras Presidency (present daySalem district,Tamil Nadu) |
| Burial | 03 August 1805 Odanilai,Madras Presidency (present dayErode district, Tamil Nadu) |
Dheeran Chinnamalai (17 April 1756 – 3 August 1805) was a chieftain who ruled the odanilai region of the present day westernTamil Nadu. He fought against theBritish East India Company, was later captured and hanged by the British.[1]
Dheeran Chinnamalai is first born as Theerthagiri Sarkarai Manradiar on 17 April 1756 near present-dayKangeyam,Tiruppur district in aKongu Vellalar clan to Rathnasamy Manradiar and Periyatha.[2]
Chinnamalai fights against theKingdom of Mysore who was collecting taxes in theKongu region.[3] He later allies himself withTipu Sultan to fight against theBritish East India Company. After initial successes in repelling the British atSrirangapatna, he goes back to Odanilai and builds a fortress.[4] After the deaths ofKattabomman andTipu Sultan, Chinnamalai becomes one of the commanders in theSecond Polygar War in 1801 in the story. He then engages inguerrilla warfare and wins battles atCauvery in 1801, Odanilai in 1802 andArachalur in 1804.[2] Later, his army gets defeated in 1805 and he escapes from the British forces.[5]
Chinnamalai was hanged atSankagiri Fort by the British on 2 August 1805 along with his two brothers. Some sources note the date of his death as July 31.[5]
Statues and memorials commemorating Chinnamalai exist inChennai,Tiruchirappalli,Erode andOdanilai.[2][6]
On 31 July 2005, a commemorative postage stamp was released byIndia Post.[7]
Until 1997,Tiruchirapalli division ofTamil Nadu State Transport Corporation was known as Dheeran Chinnamalai Transport Corporation.[8]
The headquarters ofErode district collectorate and theErode Municipal Corporation are named after him.[9]
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