| has gloss | eng: Veerapandiya Kattabomman (Tamil: வீரபாண்டிய கட்டபொம்மன்; Telugu: కట్టబ్రహ్మన్న) also known as Kattabomman or Katta Bommu was an 18th century Indian polygar cheiftain of Telugu ancestry from Panchalankurichi and who was one of the earliest to oppose British rule. He waged a war with the British six decades before Indian War of Independence which occurred in 1857 in Northern parts of India. After a bloody war with the British he was captured by British and hanged in 1799 CE. His fort destroyed and his wealth looted by the British army. Today Panchalankurichi is a historically important place in the present day Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu state, India. |
