Uyyalawada Narsimha reddy.. He was a polygor from royala seema areas in present day Andhra . Four districts of presen day royal seema were ceded to East India Company by the Nizam II. Nizam Ali khan .The Nizam could not pay yearly payment as per agreement for maintaining The coy troops in Hyderabad for protection. the East India Coy was much hard pressed for money owing to wars with Tippu sultan and imposed high taxes on farmers. It also brought in many changes that curtailed powers of polygors reducing them to punery. Narsimha reddy with 5000 of his armed followers attacked Coy administrative units and killed nearly 3000 enemy troops. Large forcrs were deplyed to hunt down rebels and prize money was announced on the head of Reddy. Reddy withdrew to koilakuntla , cumbhum and dense forests in nalla mala forsts and finally was captured due to betrayal.
He was tried and hanged at koilkunta fort in 1847 in view of 2000 people and his severed head was suspended to a long stake at the bastion till 1877 till it perished. Narsimha reddy faded into history and he was one of the fore most leaders who rebelled against India company like kittur rani Chinnamma in karnataka, Velu Thambi in Kerala and Mutukuri Gowdappa in Andhra. Long live his memory. Govt neither has interest nor any concern to the memory of these and many other stalwarts who sacrificed their lives for freedom. People also get a government that they deserve.
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