The Poligars’ Revolt was an early armed resistance against the British East India Company. It occurred mainly in Tamil Nadu during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Local chieftains, called Poligars or Palaiyakkarars, opposed British revenue demands and loss of autonomy. The revolt marked one of the first organized challenges to colonial authority in India.

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•  Poligars’ Revolt occurred in South India
•  Mainly in present-day Tamil Nadu
•  Time period: 1799 to 1805
•  Poligars were local military chieftains
•  Revolt against British revenue policies
•  Sparked by loss of traditional powers
•  Veerapandiya Kattabomman was key leader
•  British used military force to suppress revolt
•  Led to abolition of Poligar system
•  Marked early anti-colonial resistance