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Match the following:

1. Baskara Dikshit: PAtronised by the Marathas of Thanjavur.


Explanation: Rambhadra Dikshit and Bhaskara Dikshit were Sanskrit poets in the court of Marathas.


2. Jackson: British Collector of Ramanand.


Explanation: He was asked by Ramanand to meet Kattabomman and discuss the pending taxes.


3. South Indian Rebellion: 1801


Explanation: The company interfered in the internal matters of the local regions, and also subsumed the powers of the respective rulers. The Polygars and the princes were reduced from their power and made as a pensioner. Their policies were rude, they collected hefty taxes and treated the people with inferiority. Kattabomman who agitated over their policies was hanged. The above causes angered the people, and the rebel started in 1801.


4. Bannerman: British Commander


Explanation: Bannerman found Kottabomman guilty and was ordered to be hanged.


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