Velu Nachiyar, Queen of Sivagangai (born 1730)

Velu Nachiyar

Queen of Sivagangai, freedom fighter (1730–1796)

"Veeramangai" Rani Velu Nachiyar was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company (EIC) in India. She is proudly called by Tamils as Veeramangai. she fought the EIC.