POLITICIAN
Velu Nachiyar
1730 - 1796

Velu Nachiyar
"Veeramangai" Rani Velu Nachiyar (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India. She is proudly called by Tamils as Veeramangai ("brave woman"). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Velu Nachiyar is the 9,306th most popular politician (down from 7,764th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from India (down from 257th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Indian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Velu Nachiyar ranks 9,306 out of 19,576. Before her are Émile Ollivier, Vitale II Michiel, Shulamit Aloni, William II, Duke of Apulia, George II of Bulgaria, and Nicolás Bravo. After her are Shapur IV, Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza, Rosen Plevneliev, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, Nan Geng, and Josefa Iloilo.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉmile Ollivier
1825 - 1913
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 9,305
Vitale II Michiel
1150 - 1172
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 9,306
Shulamit Aloni
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 9,307
William II, Duke of Apulia
1095 - 1127
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 9,308
George II of Bulgaria
1300 - 1323
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 9,309
Nicolás Bravo
1786 - 1854
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 9,310
Velu Nachiyar
1730 - 1796
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 9,311
Shapur IV
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 9,312
Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza
1568 - 1630
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 9,313
Rosen Plevneliev
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 9,314
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
1475 - 1499
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 9,315
Nan Geng
1500 BC - 1409 BC
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 9,316
Josefa Iloilo
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 9,317
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1730, Velu Nachiyar ranks 19. Before her are James Bruce, Otto Friedrich Müller, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Antonio Sacchini, Motoori Norinaga, and Augustin Pajou. After her are William Hamilton, Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Johann Hedwig, William Hudson, Koca Yusuf Pasha, and Sophie von La Roche. Among people deceased in 1796, Velu Nachiyar ranks 18. Before her are Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Johann Daniel Titius, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Shahrokh Shah, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, and François de Charette. After her are Prince Louis Charles of Prussia, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, William Chambers, Philip Carteret, François Séverin Marceau, and Juan José Elhuyar.
Others Born in 1730
Go to all RankingsJames Bruce
EXPLORER
1730 - 1794
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 13
Otto Friedrich Müller
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1784
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 14
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1782
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 15
Antonio Sacchini
COMPOSER
1730 - 1786
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 16
Motoori Norinaga
PHILOSOPHER
1730 - 1801
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 17
Augustin Pajou
SCULPTOR
1730 - 1809
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 18
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 19
William Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1803
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 20
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1807
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 21
Johann Hedwig
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 22
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 23
Koca Yusuf Pasha
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1800
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 24
Sophie von La Roche
WRITER
1730 - 1807
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1796
Go to all RankingsJean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
ACTOR
1749 - 1796
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 12
Johann Daniel Titius
ASTRONOMER
1729 - 1796
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 13
Adolph Freiherr Knigge
WRITER
1752 - 1796
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 14
Shahrokh Shah
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1796
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 15
Franz Anton Maulbertsch
PAINTER
1724 - 1796
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 16
François de Charette
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1796
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 17
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 18
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1796
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 19
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
WRITER
1713 - 1796
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 20
William Chambers
ARCHITECT
1723 - 1796
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 21
Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 22
François Séverin Marceau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1796
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 23
Juan José Elhuyar
CHEMIST
1754 - 1796
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 24
In India
Among people born in India, Velu Nachiyar ranks 336 out of 1,861. Before her are Udham Singh (1899), Tilopa (928), Saint Alphonsa (1910), Pulakeshin II (610), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), and K. B. Hedgewar (1889). After her are Kalpana Chawla (1961), Asima Chatterjee (1917), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Amrapali (-450), Sikandar Jah (1768), and Lindsay Anderson (1923).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsUdham Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1940
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 330
Tilopa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
928 - 1009
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 331
Saint Alphonsa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 1946
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 332
Pulakeshin II
HISTORIAN
610 - 642
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 333
Nisargadatta Maharaj
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 1981
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 334
K. B. Hedgewar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 335
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 336
Kalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 337
Asima Chatterjee
CHEMIST
1917 - 2006
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 338
Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 339
Amrapali
POLITICIAN
450 BC - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 340
Sikandar Jah
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1829
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 341
Lindsay Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1994
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 342
Among POLITICIANS In India
Among politicians born in India, Velu Nachiyar ranks 113. Before her are Gupta (240), Phoolan Devi (1963), Bahadur Shah I (1643), Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905), and K. B. Hedgewar (1889). After her are Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Amrapali (-450), Sikandar Jah (1768), Girija Prasad Koirala (1924), Rani Durgavati (1524), and Pinarayi Vijayan (1945).
Gupta
240 - 280
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 107
Phoolan Devi
1963 - 2001
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 108
Bahadur Shah I
1643 - 1712
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 109
Nizamuddin Auliya
1238 - 1325
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 110
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
1905 - 1977
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 111
K. B. Hedgewar
1889 - 1940
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 112
Velu Nachiyar
1730 - 1796
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 113
Liaquat Ali Khan
1895 - 1951
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 114
Amrapali
450 BC - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 115
Sikandar Jah
1768 - 1829
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 116
Girija Prasad Koirala
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 117
Rani Durgavati
1524 - 1564
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 118
Pinarayi Vijayan
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 119