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Context: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary.
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- Rani Velu Nachiyar was a queen of Sivaganga estatefrom c. 1780–1790.
- She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India.
- She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai (“brave woman”).
- During this period, she formed an army and sought an alliance with Hyder Ali with the aim of launching a campaign against the East India Company in 1780.
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- Acquired Skills: She was trained in war match weapons usage, martial arts like Valari, Silambam (fighting using the stick), horse riding and archery.
- She was a scholar in many languages and she had proficiency with languages like French, English and Urdu.
- War against the British: In collaboration with Hyder Ali and Gopala Nayaker, she waged a war against the British and emerged victoriously.
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