Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone (11 July 1728 – 19 July 1759) was first indian freedom fighter, from Kattalankulam in

Thoothukudi District The Thoothukkudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. On 20 October 1986, an M. G. Ramachandran-led government bifurcated the Tirunelveli district to form the district. It is shared by its boundaries w ...

. He was an Indian

polygar Palaiyakkarars, or Poligar, Palegara (as the British referred to them) in Andhra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were the holders of a small kingdom as a feudatory to a greater sovereign. Under this system, ''palayam'' was given for valuable military ...

who revolted against the British presence. In

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, he waged a war against the

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in 1750–1759. He became a military leader in the town of Ettayapuram and ruler of Kattalangulam. In 1755, the Alagumuthukone, the war force of Alagumuthukone along with the Travancore force fought against Colonel Eron Keran's army and won. Alagumuthu kone was defeated in battle against the British and Maruthanayagam's forces in 1759. By Maruthanayaka's gorilla attack, Alagumuthukone stood smiling in front of the cannons and was blasted by the cannon and shattered into thousands of pieces. Stamp of India - 2015 - Colnect 637810 - Alagumuthu kone

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Legacy

In his memory, the government of Tamil Nadu conducts a Pooja ceremony every year on 11 July. A documentary film based on his life was released in 2012. As a tribute to Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone, the

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released a

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featuring him on 26 December 2015.

References

Indian rebels 1728 births 1759 deaths People from Tirunelveli district Indian revolutionaries Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Polygar Wars People from Tamil Nadu {{India-bio-stub