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Pandiyapathy
Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
Pandiyapathy was born on December 13, 1753. His name was Don Caspar Anthony De Cruz Vaz Victoria Parathavarma Pandian and in 1779, he ruled over the Pearl Fishery Coast. Pandiyapathy had initially joined hands with the British forces to defeat the Dutch forces, which controlled the beach road in the 1780s. However, he soon associated with the Panchalankurichi Poligar (Palayakarar) ruler Veerapandiya Kattabomman to fight against the English rule. He had a good relationship with Kattabomman, who sailed to far-off destinations in Pandiyapathy's ship. Pandiyapathy managed to escape and died a natural death in 1808.
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