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Who were Polygars of South India?

Who were Polygars of South India? Correct Answer Territorial Administrative and Military Governors

The correct answer is Territorial Administrative and Military Governors.
Key Points

  • During the 16th-18th centuries, Polygar was the feudal title for a class of territorial administrative and military governors appointed by the Nayaka rulers of South India.
  • They (Polygars of Madurai Country) were instrumental in establishing administrative reforms by building irrigation projects, forts, and religious institutions.
  • The Polygars who worshipped the goddess "Kali" did not allow their area to be annexed by Aurangzeb.
  • In South India, Veerapandya Kattabomman, Dheeran Chinnamalai, Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone, Puli Thevar, Maruthanayagam Pillai, the Marudu brothers, and Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy were some Polygars who rose up in revolt against the British rule.
  • Polygars wars with the British East India Company after the demise of the Madurai Nayakas are often regarded as one of the earliest struggles for Indian independence.

Additional Information

  • In the Indian subcontinent, A zamindar was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a state who accepted the suzerainty of the emperor of Hindustan. 
  • Mahajan is an Indian surname and the surname is an amalgam of two Sanskrit words i.e. "Maha" meaning great and "Jan/Janas" meaning people or individuals.

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