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{{Infobox War
| battle_name = '''Padmanabha War'''
| image =
| colour_scheme = background:#eeddbb
| conflict = [[Company rule in India|Expansion of the East India Company]]
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| date = 10 July 1794
| place = [[Padmanabham]] (now [[Visakhapatnam]] districts)
| result = Vizianagaram comes under Company rule
| combatant1 = [[Vizianagaram]]
| combatant2 = [[East India Company]]
| commander1 = Vijayram Raj II
| commander2 = Colonel Pendargast
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| casualties1 = Severe loss of soldiers, including a Chinna Vijayaramaraju.
| casualties2 =
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The '''Battle of Padmanabha''' occurred in [[Padmanabham]], [[Visakhapatnam district]] (modern [[Andhra Pradesh]], India), on 10 July 1794. This is battle between Zamindari of [[Vizianagaram]] led by Vijayram Raj II and East India Company Madras Presidency Forces led by Colonel Pendargast, on behalf of the British [[Governor of Madras]], [[Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet|Sir Charles Oakly]]. The British emerged victoriously and the zamindar was shot dead in the middle of the battle.

As a consequence of the war, Vizianagaram was ceded to the British territories and became a tributary estate or Zamindari.

==The causes of war==
By 1768, the tribal areas such as [[Parlakimidi]], [[Ganjam]], Mohiri, Gunsuru, and Pratapagiri were ruled by 20 [[Zamindar]]s. They have 34 forts and maintained approximately 35,000 armed troops. Many of these jamindars revolted against the English East India Company. Some of the castles were located in the hills of the [[manyam]]. Therefore, the defeated rebel Zamindars retreated into the Hill fortress

After the death of Ananda Gajapatiraju, Vijayaramaraju became Rajah of the Vizianagaram Zamindari. Still, he was a boy. So Sitaramaraju was appointed as divan,{{clarify|date=August 2015}} the son of his stepmother. When Rajah came to age, he removed Sitaramaraju from Diwani.{{clarify|date=March 2012}} Diwan was angered by this action, he formed an alliance with the English.

The British attempted to increase payment of [[peska]]s from Vijayanagara Zamindar and to reduce the strength of his army and ordered him to pay his dues of 8,50,000 peskas. Rajah argued that he had no dues, the British had captured Vijayanagara on 2 August 1793. British ordered that Vijayaramaraju must go to exile [[Masulipatnam]] with the pension of Rs 1200 per month. However, Vijayaramaraju refused these orders and he went to Padmanabham located between the Bhimunipatnam and Vizianagaram. The British troops defeated the Vizianagaram army and Chinavijayaramaraju died due to bullet injury in the battle.

==Aftermath==
After the death of Vijayaramaraju, his son Narayanababu found shelter in [[Makkuva]] village. The [[konda dora]]s and [[sardar]]s supported him. In the end, he made a treaty with the British and agreed to pay 5 million [[peska]]s.

After that British occupied Vijayanagara ville. But they returned Zamindari to Narayanababu. They renewed the [[zamindar]]s lands and deprived them of their unique venture. By 1802, Britishers implemented the permanent tax system in zamindaris.

==References==
*ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ సమగ్రచరిత్ర, పి.వి.కె.ప్రసాదరావు, ఎమెస్కో, విజయవాడ, 2007.

[[Category:Military history of India|Padmanabham]]
[[Category:Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:History of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:1790s conflicts|Padmanabham]]

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>Baddu676 at 14:18, 2 June 2021