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{{Short description|Armed uprising against British Rule in British India}}
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The '''Amara Sullia Rebellion''' (also called ''Kalyanappana Katakayi'' or ''Amara Sulya Raitha'') was an armed uprising against the British government organized by the people of [[Arebhashe dialect|Arebhashe]], [[Kodava people]], and [[Tulu Nadu|Tulunadu]] that took place in 1837, twenty years before the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Sepoy Mutiny]] of 1857.<ref>{{cite web |title=ಬಾವುಟಗುಡ್ಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ 13 ದಿನ ರಾರಾಜಿಸಿತ್ತು ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಬಾವುಟ ! ಸುಳ್ಯದ ರೈತರು ಹಚ್ಚಿದ್ದ ಸೇಡಿನ ಕಿಚ್ಚಿಗೆ ಬೆಚ್ಚಿ ಓಡಿದ್ದರು ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷರು ! |url=https://headlinekarnataka.com/news/Article/6592/Independence-day-2021-history-of-Bavutagudde-in-Mangalore-up-went-the-rebel-flag |website=Headline Karanataka |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ಅಮರ ಸುಳ್ಯ - "ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಪುಸ್ತಕದ" ಪುಟಗಳಿಂದ ಕಳೆದುಹೋದಂತಹ ಒಂದು ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಘಟನೆ|url=https://news13.in/archives/168425|access-date=19 August 2021 |work=News 13, Anindith Gowda Kochi Baarike |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Paniyadi |first1=Gururaj A. |title=1837: When the rebel flag fluttered high |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/060416/1837-when-the-rebel-flag-fluttered-high.html |access-date=17 August 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=6 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Amara Sullia uprising, 20 years before 1857 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/spectrum/spectrum-top-stories/the-amara-sullia-uprising-20-years-before-1857-873485.html |access-date=15 August 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=15 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

The Amara Sullia Rebellion was basically a farmers’ rebellion.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

The reason for the rebellion in Sullia was that the British dethroned the ruler of Kodagu, Chikkaveerrarajendra of Haleri dynasty in 1834 and later he was transferred to Bellore.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

==History==
In 1799, [[South Canara|South Kanara]] came under British rule.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} But until [[Chikka Virarajendra|Chikkaviraraja]] (1820–1844), the last of the Haleri chiefs, was overthrown, Coorg had a tenuous sense of independence.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} After Coorg was annexed, the Amarsullian magane and Puttur, which the British had given to the Raja of Coorg in 1804 for their convenience, were moved to the province of Kanara.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} It caused the inhabitants of these moved maganes to endure great suffering.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}}They initially observed a shift in the way taxes were paid to the government.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} The revenue was given in kind during the reign of the Rajas of Coorg.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Dr Gowri |last=Naidu|title=The Rebellion of Kalyanswamy (1837 A.D.) |url=https://ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT1134286.pdf |ref=2320-2882}}</ref>
===Reasons===
There was a tradition of paying revenue to the monarch in the form of products before the [[Sullia|Sulya]] [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]] of [[Dakshina Kannada]] became a province of Canara.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} Despite this, the British issued instructions requiring the residents of [[Kodagu]] and Dakshina Kannada to pay taxes in cash.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} People started to believe that foreigners were in charge and were syphoning off their hard-earned money under the pretence of taxation.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=NS Bhat |title=Rebellion of Kalyanaswamy (1834-37) |date=1987 |url=https://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/3525 |access-date=24 November 2022 |archive-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119080345/http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/3525 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Memorials ==
=== Banglegudde Bellare ===
The treasury of Britishers was present at Bellare of Sulya.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} Freedom fighters came directly from Maduvegadde to Bellare Bungalow and seized the treasury.<ref name="bangle">{{cite web |title=Bandlegudde of Sulya|url=https://rellowplaques.com/en/2020/06/07/banglegudde-of-sulya/ |website=RellowPlaques |date=7 June 2020}}</ref>

===Guddemane Appaiah Gowda Statue Madikeri===
A bronze statue of Guddemane Appaiah Gowda was unveiled by D. V. Sadananda Gowda at Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle in Madikeri.<ref>{{cite news |title=Freedom fighter Guddemane Appaiah remembered |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/freedom-fighter-guddemane-appaiah-remembered-1046077.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=31 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda===
A 22-foot tall bronze statue, named as "Statue of Gallantry" of Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda was built at Bautagudda, in [[Mangalore]] as a tribute to his role in the freedom struggle.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mangaluru: Bommai unveils freedom fighter Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda's statue |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1021357 |work=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Heritage village status ==
[[Ubaradka Mittur]] village in [[Sullia taluk]] has been designated as a Heritage Village by the [[ Government of Karnataka]], for its contribution to freedom movement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ubaradka Mittur to get Heritage Village Tag|url=https://www.thecanarapost.com/2021/08/15/freedom-movement-ubaradka-mittur-to-get-heritage-village-tag/amp/ |access-date=16 August 2021 |work=Canara Post |date=16 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda]]
* [[Guddemane Appaiah Gowda]]

== References ==
=== Citations ===
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[[Category:People from Dakshina Kannada district]]
[[Category:Indian independence movement]]
[[Category:History of social movements]]
[[Category:1837 in India]]

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Joshiankit994 at 14:46, 19 November 2025