Kollamkondan
9°29′N 77°41′E / 9.49°N 77.69°E
Kollankondan was a territory (Zamin) in the former Tirunelveli province of Madurai Nayak Dynasty ruled by Polygar. Post Independence of India it split into as 2 villages Ayan Kollan Kondan and Zamin Kollan Kondan Kollankondan Pommumma Samy in Thoothukudi district God in Thoothukudi district ayyanar and come under Virudhunagar District in the southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu in India.[1]
Palayam Location
[edit]This Maravar palayam was located near Rajapalayam, at the foot of the Western Ghats, in the former Tirunelveli province of the Pandiyar dynasty of Madura.[2]
Polygar
[edit]Polygar Vandayar Thevar belonged to the Pandaram subcaste of the Maravar. The polygar family was granted the lands by Raja Parakrama Pandya of Pandya Dynasty before the establishment of the Madurai state by Visvanatha Nayaka in the 16th century.[3] It joined Puli Thevar's coalition in 1754-1762. The polygar of Kollamkondan led a new insurrection in 1764, following Yusuf Khan's execution for having betrayed the Nawab. Victories over the Anglo-Nawabi forces helped the revolt spread to other polygars. [3]
Successive Kings of Kollankondan Zamin
1.Vandaya Thevan
2.vandaya Thevan
3. Boopathi vandayar and Boomi Vandayar
4.Ponnaya Thirumalai vandayar
5. Sankara Pandiya Thirumalai vandayar- Muththammmal
6. Ponnaya Thirumalai vandayar- Ramalakshmi Nachiyar
7. Harihara Puthira Sankara Narayana Dhakshina Moorthi Thirumalai vandayar-Muthulakshmi Nachiyar
8.Lingasundhara dass Thirumalai vandayar
9. Natarajan Thirumalai vandayar- Rajalakshmi Nachiyar
10. Linga Sundhara Thirumalai Vandayar
11. Linga Rajendhira Thirumalai vandayar- Palaniyammal Nachiyar
12.Sankar Thirumalai Vandayar- Dhanalakshmi Nachiyar
13. Kabirajan Thirumalai vandayar- Lakshmi Nachiyar
14. Mahesh Thirumalai vandayar-Poongothai Nachiyar
15.Rajasekar Thirumalai vandayar
16. Harikaran Thirumalai vandayar
17. Jeyasri Nachiyar- Rajan
18. Manisha Nachiyar
Decline and Merger with Sethur Zamin
[edit]After 1766, General Donald Campbell began a systematic campaign, taking the forts of the major confederates one by one. In 1802, the polygar of Kollamkondan, held only four villages. In 1879, the zamindari had an area of 1.35 sq. m., and a population of 9,021. Later in the 19th century it was included in the zamindari of Sethur. [3]
Post abolition of Zamindari
[edit]Kollamkondan post independence comprises 2 villages . Both are revenue villages under the Rajapalayam Taluk[1]
- Zamin Kollan kondan
- Ayan Kollan kondan - Notable person post independence - Dr.N.Rasaiah - Tamilwriter
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Virudhunagar District Welcomes You". Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ A History of Tinnevelly by Bishop R.Caldwell
- ^ a b c Princely State of India