Opposition to British Rule in Karnataka & Wodiyars.pptx

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1. B.J.P.S Samiti’s M.V.HERWADKAR ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL OPPOSITION TO BRITISH RULE IN KARNATAKA & WODIYARS OF MYSORE VANITA MODAGI

2. Wodiyars of Mysore (1399-1947) Wodiyars revived the traditions and the glory after the fall of Vijayanagara Empire Yaduraya from Dwaraka helped Maharani to kill Maranayaka who wanted to marry the princess Maharani got the princess married to Yaduraya Thus the Wodiyar dynasty was started by Yaduraya Wodiyars ruled for 25 years starting from Yaduraya to Jayachamaraja 2

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4. Prominent Wodiyars of Mysore Raja Wodiyar (1578-1617) Credited with expanding the kingdom to Mysore Captured Srirangapatna & made it his capital Revived temples & started the Navratri festival Chikkadevaraja Wodiyar (1673-1704) Efficient soldier & administrator Checked invasion of Shivaji at Madurai, Ikkeri & Bijapur Captured Magadi , Madhugiri , Kortagere & other places Purchased Bangalore from Moghul military general Started Postal system, council of ministers ( Athara Kacheri ) Built dam on river Cauvery Constructed irrigation canals Chikka Devarja & Dodda Devarja 4

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7. Century of Political Problems-18th Century Rise of Hyder Ali Death of Aurangzeb – Moghuls lost political control over South India Chikkadevaraja Wodiyar’s death in 1704 – no successor or administration Hyder Ali gained prominence & became popular Suppresed Dalvoys Imprisoned Krishna Raja Wodiyar II – House arrest Came to know as Nawab Hyder Ali First Anglo-Mysore War (1767-1769) Marathas, Nizam of Hyderabad & British collaborated to defeat Hyder Ali Hyder Ali manipulatively created distrust in Marathas, Nizam & British War started in 1767 with British- Setbacks for Hyder Ali Hyder Ali reached Madras by 1769 that forced British to enter into treaty In 1769 “Madras Treaty” was signed ending the first Anglo-Mysore War 7

8. Anglo-Mysore Wars Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-1784) Madras treaty prevented British expansion in South India British attempted to break the treaty when they did not help Hyder Ali when Srirangapattana was attacked by Madhava Rao British captured Mahe which belonged to Hyder Ali resulting in the Second Anglo-Mysore War Hyder Ali gained upper hand and captured many forts of the Carnatic region: Kanchipuram , Arcot , Vellore, Wandiwash , Coromandel, Pondichery Sir Eyre Coot of British defeated Hyder Ali in Porto Nova British suffered financial setbacks in Pulicat & Solingur British entered into an agreement with Marathas & Nizam by signing the “ Salbai Agreement” Hyder Ali died due to illness during the war in 1782 Tippu Sultan defeated British in Mangalore resulting in signing of “Treaty of Mangalore” ending the second Anglo-Mysore War in 1784 8

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10. Anglo-Mysore Wars Third Anglo-Mysore War (1792) Travancore with help of British built a fort in Kochi & captured Ayacotta & Kanganoor breaching the Mangalore Treaty British under the leadership of Lord Cornwallis captured Kolar , Hosakote and Bangalore British sought help from Marathas & Nizam of Hyderabad to defeat Tippu Sultan Marathas captured Savanoor, Gajendraghad, Lakshmeshwara, Hubbali & other places Finally the combined army marched towards Srirangapattana & defeated Tippu Tippu signed the “Treaty of Srirangapattana ” to end Third Anglo-Mysore War in 1792 British inserted unfavorable conditions to weaken Tippu , took half of his kingdom, & took two of his sons as pledge to withdraw the combined forces 10

11. Anglo-Mysore Wars Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1792) Tippu paid all the money according to the treaty to release his sons from the British British also denied Tippu’s claim on Malabar region Meanwhile Lord Wellessley became the Governor General of India Tippu try to collaborate with French & local rulers against the British British try to force another Subsidrary Alliancen containing inhuman & impractical conditions on Tippu who refused it leading to the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War War started in 1799 – Tippu died fighting the British British now had control of all of South India Small territory was handed to the representative of Mysore Wodiyars which came to know as Mysore Princely State 11

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13. Wodiyars Developing Mysore Princely State Chamarajendra Wodiyar X (1881-1894) British appointed a British Resident C. Rangacharlu was appointed as dewan Efficient administrator who established Mysore Representative Assembly, Gold Mines in Kolar , Bangalore-Mysore Railway Line K. Sheshadri Iyer improved financial situation, expanded rail network, and started Mysore Civil services Examinations Gave importance to girls education – opened Maharani’s Girls High School Vivekananda took shelter in Mysore & was helped to participate in the parliament of world religion at Chicago 13

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15. Wodiyars Developing Mysore Princely State Krishnaraja Wodiyar IV (1894-1940) Queen Vanivilasa Sannidana Kempa Nanjammanni took over administration with help of dewans Improved the Gold Mines, established colleges, construction of Marikanive reservoir, Railways, Hospitals & hydro-electricity projects Bangalore was the first city in India be be electrified in 1902 Krishnaraja Wodiyar assumed power in 1902 Sir M. Visvesvarayya worked in this era King promoted education by abolishing fees, helped girls education Started Indian Institute of Sciences ( IISc ) with help of Tata Started large scale industries like Iron & Steel, Paper mill at Bhadravathi , Sugar factory, Chemical and Fertilizers factory Mysore became a “Model State” due to his administration 15

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17. Wodiyars Developing Mysore Princely State Jayachamaraja Wodiyar IV (1940-1950) Succeeded Krishnaraja Wodiyar after his death Highly educated & a great scholar – wrote many books Became the first governor of Mysore after India became independent 17

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19. Rebellions Against British Dondiya Wagh (1800) Maratha after Tippu who tried to fight the British Lord Wellesley ended Dondiya rebellion by attacking him and killing him in Konagal Brave Queen Chennamma (1824) Rani Chennamma opposed the law of right of adopted children brought by British leading to war with them British agent try to take the treasury & fort under their control after the son of Chennamma died She adopted a boy & named him as the king which British did not like and attacked Kittur Under the leadership of Colonel Deak British captured Chennamma where she died in the prison 19

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21. Rebellions Against British Sangolli Rayanna (1829-30) Rayanna was a brave soldier who fought for the independence of Kittur He developed sense of nationalism & went on organizing an army He was cunningly captured by the British using Amaldar Krishnaraya Was hanged to death at Nandagadh in 1831 Amara Sullya (1835-1837) Was a farmers’ rebellion British dethroned Chikkaveerajendra of Haleri dynasty in 1834 Swami Aparampura , Kalyanaswamy and Puttabasappa organized a rebellion All of them were later captured by the British and hanged to death 21

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23. Rebellion of Surapura & Koppal Venkatappa Nayaka (1834-1858) Came to throne after the death of his father Krishna Nayaka Peddanyaka opposed his kinship resulting in the British appointing Meadows Taylor as their Resident & gained proxy power over Surapura Peddanayaka was appointed as dewan British on the suspicion of rebellious activities captured Surapura There is confusion regarding death of Venkatappa Nayak’s end Veerappa of Koppal was another rebellion who revolted against the British from Koppal Bedas of Halagalli who always kept guns revolted agains the British banning guns All the rebellions of Bedas and Halagalli were captured by British and hanged 23

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