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    Velu Nachiar was a legendary queen from the late 18th century who rebelled against British rule in India. She may have been the first to use suicide bombing tactics by having her followers strap explosives to themselves and detonate among British troops. Through her military strategies and reclaiming of her kingdom from the British, Velu Nachiar became the first queen to successfully rebel against the British Empire.

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    Velu Nachiar was a legendary queen from the late 18th century who rebelled against British rule in India. She may have been the first to use suicide bombing tactics by having her followers strap explosives to themselves and detonate among British troops. Through her military strategies and reclaiming of her kingdom from the British, Velu Nachiar became the first queen to successfully rebel against the British Empire.

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    1/17/2019 Velu Nachiar: The Legendary Queen Who May Have Invented Suicide Bombing | Madras Courier

    (https://madrascourier.com)

    / February 7, 2018

    Velu Nachiar: The Legendary Queen Who


    May Have Invented Suicide Bombing
    by Madras Courier(https://madrascourier.com/author/staff-writer/)

    A n i llustration o f V e l u N a c h i ar a n d M a r u t h u B r o t h e r s : I m age - Public Domain

    Velu Nachiar managed to reclaim her kingdom from the


    British - making her the rst queen to rebel against the
    Empire.

    C
    irca 1772. The woods of Kalayarcovail were lined
    with defences. The second Rajah of Sivagangai,
    Muthuvaduganatha Peria Oodaya
    Thevar(http://www.sivagangaiseemai.com/maruthupandiyar/maruthu-

    https://madrascourier.com/biography/velu-nachiar-the-legendary-queen-who-may-have-invented-suicide-bombing/ 1/2

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