Muthuramalinga Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi (Aged 48), was born in 1761, the king of Ramanathapuram who succeeded Chellamuthu Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi. When Chellamuthu Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi passed away without a male heir, his younger brother Muthuthu Thiruvai Nachiyar’s son Muthuiramalinga Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi was enthroned as Sethupathi at the age of only 11 months. His mother, Muthut Thiruvai Nachiyar, assumed the responsibilities as his government representative and ran the administration, with the help of Damodaran Pillai, two Pradhans, and a beggar child.
In 1771, the forces of Tulajaji, the Maratha king of Tanjore, swept through the northern part of the Setu country and captured the fort of Anumanthakudi. The Ramanathapuram fort was besieged to lead these Tanjore forces before Mappillai Devar, who claimed the Ramanathapura throne. Thanjavur Maratha King Tulajaji was also directly involved in this battle. The siege lasted for 30 days, with neither side winning nor losing. To end the siege, the Ramanathapuram side made a breach in the large Kanmai reservoir west of Ramanathapuram.
Due to this, the water, which was full in Kanmai, rushed with great speed and completely destroyed the Tanjore forces that surrounded the Ramanathapuram fort on the north, east, and south. Due to this, the King of Thanjavur made an agreement with Queen Sethupathi and returned to Thanjavur after receiving some compensation.
Due to these incidents, the Kumbenith leadership decided to eliminate the king. On the 8th of February 1795, a large army of Kumpeniyars from Palayangottai and Kayathar entered the Ramanathapuram fort at Vaikarai, surrounded the palace, and arrested the king. The next day, the king was sent to Trichy fort and imprisoned there. Meanwhile, one of the generals of King Muthuramalinga Sethupathi, Mayilappan Servaicharan, mobilized the people and started a revolution in several attempts to reinstate the king. These were defeated by Kumbeni.
Meanwhile, King Sethupathi was transferred from Trichy fort to Madras fort and imprisoned. Muthuramalinga Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi passed away on 23rd January 1809. M. Kamal has extensively written a book called Sethupathi Mannar on the Liberation War about his history.
Muthuramalinga Sethupathi
(1761 – 1809) – (Tamilnadu)
Muthuramalinga Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi (Aged 48), was born in 1761, the king of Ramanathapuram who succeeded Chellamuthu Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi. When Chellamuthu Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi passed away without a male heir, his younger brother Muthuthu Thiruvai Nachiyar’s son Muthuiramalinga Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi was enthroned as Sethupathi at the age of only 11 months. His mother, Muthut Thiruvai Nachiyar, assumed the responsibilities as his government representative and ran the administration, with the help of Damodaran Pillai, two Pradhans, and a beggar child.
In 1771, the forces of Tulajaji, the Maratha king of Tanjore, swept through the northern part of the Setu country and captured the fort of Anumanthakudi. The Ramanathapuram fort was besieged to lead these Tanjore forces before Mappillai Devar, who claimed the Ramanathapura throne. Thanjavur Maratha King Tulajaji was also directly involved in this battle. The siege lasted for 30 days, with neither side winning nor losing. To end the siege, the Ramanathapuram side made a breach in the large Kanmai reservoir west of Ramanathapuram.
Due to this, the water, which was full in Kanmai, rushed with great speed and completely destroyed the Tanjore forces that surrounded the Ramanathapuram fort on the north, east, and south. Due to this, the King of Thanjavur made an agreement with Queen Sethupathi and returned to Thanjavur after receiving some compensation.
Due to these incidents, the Kumbenith leadership decided to eliminate the king. On the 8th of February 1795, a large army of Kumpeniyars from Palayangottai and Kayathar entered the Ramanathapuram fort at Vaikarai, surrounded the palace, and arrested the king. The next day, the king was sent to Trichy fort and imprisoned there. Meanwhile, one of the generals of King Muthuramalinga Sethupathi, Mayilappan Servaicharan, mobilized the people and started a revolution in several attempts to reinstate the king. These were defeated by Kumbeni.
Meanwhile, King Sethupathi was transferred from Trichy fort to Madras fort and imprisoned. Muthuramalinga Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi passed away on 23rd January 1809. M. Kamal has extensively written a book called Sethupathi Mannar on the Liberation War about his history.
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