Recap, Glossary

Recap

* The Vijayanager ruers appointed Nayaks in their provinces.

* The Nayak of Madurai in turn appointed Palayakkarar.

* The English got the right to collect taxes and the result was the outbreak of the revolt of Palayakkarars.

* The collection of tribute was the main cause for the rivalry between the English and Kattabomman.

* Marudu brothers were the sons of Mookiah Palaniappan and Ponnathal.

* Dheeran Chinnamalai was trained by French military in modern warfare.

* Tipu Sultan fought against the British East India Company.

* Rani Lakshmi Bai was the best and the bravest among the leaders of the Revolt of 1857.

GLOSSARY

1. Beheaded: hanged to death துாக்கிலிடு

2. Betrayed: give away information about somebody காட்டிக்கொடு

3. Cartridge: bullet தோட்டா

4. Eventually: in the end முடிவாக

5. Infantry: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot காலாட்படை

6. Tribute: payment made periodically by one state கப்பம்

7. Swarm: crowd கூட்டம்

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Rajayyan, K. - South Indian rebellion :The First War of Independence 1800-1801, Mysore : Rao and Raghavan, Mysore 1971

2. Bipan Chandra - History of Modern India, Orient Blackswan Private Limited 2018

3. Ishita Banerjee-Dube - A History of Modern India, Cambridge University Press 2014

INTERNETRESOURCES

https://www.britannica.com

https://www.ducksters.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vellore_mutiny

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857