| Rani Velu Nachiyar | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Sivagangai Princess of Ramanathapuram | |
 Velu Nachchiyar on a 2008 stamp of India | |
| Monarch of Sivaganga estate | |
| Reign | c. 1780-c. 1790[1] |
| Coronation | 1780 |
| Predecessor | Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar (until 1772) |
| Successor | Vellacci[1] |
| Born | 3 January 1730 Ramanathapuram, Kingdom of Sivaganga (Modern day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 25 December 1796 (aged 66) Sivaganga, Kingdom of Sivaganga (Modern day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Burial | 25 December 1796 Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar |
| Dynasty | Sethupathi |
| Father | Chellamuthu vijayaragunatha Sethupathy |
| Mother | Muthathal Nachiyar |
"Veeramangai" Rani Velu Nachiyar (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India.[2][3] She is proudly called by Tamils as Veeramangai ("brave woman").[4] With the support of Hyder Ali's army, feudal lords, the Maruthu Brothers, Dalit commanders, and Thandavarayan Pillai, she fought the East India company.[5][6][7][8]
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- ^ "Power Women". Bloomsbury Publishing. 13 September 2021. p. All.