Editing Polygar Wars (section)

==First Polygar War==
The Polygar Wars were a series of wars fought by a coalition of [[Polygar|Palaiyakkarar's]] against the British between 1750 and 1805. The war between the British and [[Puli Thevar]] is often classified as the First Polygar war (1752 to 1767). The war between the British and [[Kattabomman]] Nayak of [[Panchalankurichi]] Palayam in the then [[Tirunelveli]] region is the second Polygar war in history.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} In 1799, a brief meeting (over pending taxes) between Kattabomman and the British ended in a bloody encounter in which the British commander of the forces was slain by the former. A price was put on Kattabomman's head prompting many Polygars to an open rebellion.

After a series of battles in the [[Panchalankurichi Fort|Panchalankurichi fort]] with additional reinforcements from [[Tiruchirapalli]], Kattabomman was defeated, but he escaped to the jungles in [[Pudukottai]] country. He was captured by the British with the help of [[Ettappan]], [[Pudukottai]] Raja after his backroom agreement with the British. After a summary trial, Kattabomman was hanged in front of the public in order to intimidate them in [[Kayatharu]].

Subramania Pillai, a close associate of Kattabomman, was also publicly hanged and his head was fixed on a pike at Panchalankurichi for public view. Soundra Pandian, another rebel leader, was brutally killed by having his head smashed against a village wall. Kattabomman's brother [[Oomathurai]] was imprisoned in [[Palayamkottai Central Prison]] while the fort was razed to the ground and wealth looted by the troops.