Veerapandiya Kattabomman 

was an eighteenth-century Polygar and chieftain

from Panchalankurichi in Tamil Nadu, India who waged a war against the East India Company.
He was captured by the British and hanged in 1799 CE. [18] Kattabomman refused to accept the
sovereignty of East India Company, and fought against them. [19] Dheeran Chinnamalai was
a Kongu Nadu chieftain and Palayakkarar from Tamil Nadu who fought against the East India
Company.[20] After Kattabomman and Tipu Sultan's deaths, Chinnamalai sought the help
of Marathas and Maruthu Pandiyar to attack the British at Coimbatore in 1800. British forces
managed to stop the armies of the allies and hence Chinnamalai was forced to attack
Coimbatore on his own. His army was defeated and he escaped from the British forces.
Chinnamalai engaged in guerrilla warfare and defeated the British in battles at Cauvery in 1801,
Odanilai in 1802 and Arachalur in 1804.[21][22]

Puli Thevar, is notable for being the second Indian ruler to fight against the British
rule in India[23]
 

Pazhassi Raja, fought the British in a series of continuous struggles for 13 years during
the Cotiote War.
 
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Velu Nachiyar, was one of the earliest Indian queens to fight against the British colonial
power in India.
 

Veerapandiya Kattabomman, was a Palayakarrar chieftain from Panchalankurichi who

refused to accept the sovereignty of the British East India Company and waged
the Polygar War against them.
 

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 Maveeran Azhagu Muthukon, the first freedom fighter of India. Statue erected for him
infront of egmore railway station north gate by Honourable Chief minister selvi
J. Jayalalitha.

Paika Bidroha[edit]
Main article: Paika Rebellion

Statue of Bakshi Jagabandhu, the leader of Paika Rebellion, in Bhubaneswar.

In September 1804, the King of Khordha, Kalinga was deprived of the traditional rights

of Jagannath Temple which was a serious shock to the King and the people of Odisha.
Consequently, in October 1804 a group of armed Paiks attacked the British at Pipili. This event
alarmed the British force. Jayee Rajguru, the chief of Army of Kalinga requested all the kings of
the state to join hands for a common cause against the British. [24] Rajguru was killed on 6
December 1806.[25] After Rajguru's death, Bakshi Jagabandhu commanded an armed rebellion
against the East India Company's rule in Odisha which is known as Paik Rebellion, the first
Rebellion against the British East India Company.[26][27][28]

Rebellion of 1857[edit]
Main article: Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large-scale rebellion in the northern and central India against
the British East India Company's rule. It was suppressed and the British government took control
of the company. The conditions of service in the company's army and cantonments increasingly
came into conflict with the religious beliefs and prejudices of the sepoys.[29] The predominance of
members from the upper castes in the army, perceived loss of caste due to overseas travel, and
rumours of secret designs of the government to convert them to Christianity led to deep
discontent among the sepoys.[30] The sepoys were also disillusioned by their low salaries and the
racial discrimination practised by British officers in matters of promotion and privileges. [30] The
indifference of the British towards leading native Indian rulers such as the Mughals and ex-
Peshwas and the annexation of Oudh were political factors triggering dissent amongst Indians.
The Marquess of Dalhousie's policy of annexation, the doctrine of lapse (or escheat) applied by
the British, and the projected removal of the descendants of the Great Mughal from their
ancestral palace at Red Fort to the Qutb Minar (near Delhi) also angered some people.