Pallur Rayrappan

Pallur Rayrappan was a supporter of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja of Kerala, India, who fought a guerilla-type war against the British East India Company during first decade of the 19th century.

Background

Pazahassi Raja was defeated by British and forced to hide in forests of Wynad along with his family. From there he continued his struggle against the British until his death in 1806. Pallur Rayrappan was one of his supporters and helped him to fight against British forces in the forests of Kerala. The British announced a prize of 300 pagodas for helping to arrest Rayrappan, whose younger brother, Pallur Eman, was also a part of Raja's guerilla force and had a prize of 1000 pagodas on his head.

Pallur Rayrappan was killed by the British in January 1806^[1] on a hill named Tirumalapad of Nilambur and before his capture, he critically wounded a British soldier.

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