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Explain the causes for Panchalankuruchi battle.

Panchalankuruchi was a village in Tamil Nadu, and the birthplace of Veerapandiya KAttobomman who was a Polygar, who opposed the British East India company’s governance.

The war between the Kattaboman and British is also known as first Polygar War. The British army and Kattobomman met to discuss the pending taxes, but the meeting ended with a bloody encounter. At Kallarpatti the Polygar ‘s army was defeated. Kattobomman and his brother escaped to Pudukottai, but the Raja of Puddukottai handed them over the British. Kattobomman was hanged at Kayatharu.