Singampatti
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Singampatti Samasthanam | |
|---|---|
Princely State | |
  Singampatti Samasthanam Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°42′N 77°28′E / 8.7°N 77.47°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli district |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Singampatti . This palaiyam headed 24 of 72 palaiyams was located in present day Ambasamudram taluk, two miles from the spurs of the Western Ghats, in Tirunelveli district.[1]
According to tradition, the founder of the Singampatti family was Aabotharana Thevar belongs Siruthali kattiya Maravar or Thevar community, who on orders from the venad king of the day, routed an invading Arcot Nawab army and, as a reward, was given possession of Singampatti. This palaiyam headed 24 palaiyams of 72 palaiyams of south Tamil Nadu (Undivided Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari).[1]
Coalition with Puli Thevar in Poligar War
Singampatti was one of the palaiyams that joined Puli Thevar’s coalition in 1754-1761 (see Nerkattumseval). In 1766, it joined the insurrectiont led by the polegar of Kollamkondan after victories over the Anglo-Nawabi forces helped the revolt spread to other polygars. That same year, General Donald Campbell began a systematic campaign, taking the forts of the major confederates one by one, including Singampati. Anxious over Hyder Ali’s activities, however, Campbell settled the polegars’ revenue accounts and restored them to their possessions in 1767.[1]