Polygar Wars

Prince Regent of Kottayam (1753-1805)

Indian activist (1760-1799)

1799–1805 conflicts between the British East India Company and Polygars in India

Indian revolutionary

Indian rebel (1710–1759)

18th century general from Tamil Nadu, India

thumb|right|A 1700 AD map of India, showing the region ruled by the Palaiyakkarar in the south. Palaiyakkarars, or Poligar, Polygar or Palegara (as the British referred to them) in Andhra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were the holders of a small kingdom as a feudatory to a greater sovereign. Under this system, palayam was given for valuable military services rendered by any individual. The word pālayam means domain, a military camp, or a small kingdom. This type of Palayakkarars system was in practice during the rule of Pratapa Rudhra of Warangal in the Kakatiya kingdom. The system was put in plac