Velu Thampi Dalawa
Also called: Velu Thampi · Topic: Peasant and Tribal Resistance under Company Rule · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Velu Thampi was the dalawa, or chief minister (dewan), of Travancore in present-day Kerala. Travancore was tied to the Company by a subsidiary treaty. Under this treaty the state paid for Company troops and accepted British control over its affairs. Velu Thampi turned against the Company's heavy money demands and its interference, and he led an armed rising.
Example
In 1809 Velu Thampi issued the Kundara Proclamation, which called on the people to rise against the British. The rising was defeated, and Velu Thampi took his own life in 1809 so that he would not be captured.
Don't confuse with
- Poligar wars: risings by local military chiefs in Tamil country. Velu Thampi was the chief minister of a princely state bound by a subsidiary treaty.
Related concepts
- Criminal Tribes Act
- Rangpur uprising 1783
- Poligar wars
- Veerapandiya Kattabomman
- Paika rebellion 1817
- Kittur Chennamma
- Ahom revolt 1828