Paliath Achan
Paliath Achan or Paliyath Achan is the name given to the male members of the Paliam royal family, a
Overview
The Paliath Achans were hereditary prime ministers to the
The Tharavadu Palace
The main family
Significance in Kerala history
The Zamorin invaded Cochin in 1757. Due to the diplomatic efforts of the Paliath Achan, the Kingdom of Cochin was saved. During Hyder Ali's conquest of the south of India in 1776, the Paliath Achan was able to effect a treaty between Hyder Ali and the Cochin Raja.
In 1808, the British East India Company were trying to persuade the Raja of Kochi's men to defect their side. They had succeeded in getting the support of Nadavarambu Kunhikrishna Menon. Paliath Govindan Achan was provoked by this.[3] He took with him 600 Nair soldiers and attacked the headquarters of Colonel Macaulay, the local British Resident, who was forced to flee.[4][5] Following the attack, Paliath Achan and his men broke open the local jails and set free any prisoners found inside.[6] The Paliath Achan later joined the Travancore alliance of Velu Thampi Dalawa.[7] During 1809 and 1810, Paliath Achan, allied with Velu Thampi Dalawa, fought the British on Travancore soil.[8] Achan engaged the British East India Company troops in battle, and was defeated. After this defeat, Achan surrendered to the British East India Company and defected to their side in the conflict.[9][3][10] After the rebellion, the British authorities deported him to Madras, where he was imprisoned at Fort St. George for 12 years.[8] He was then taken to Bombay and remained a prisoner there for 13 years, finally passing away at Benares 1832. Paliath Govindan Achan was the last Paliath Achan to occupy the position of Prime Minister in the Kingdom of Cochin.
Another notable Paliath Achan includes Komi Achan I. Komi Achan I resisted the attempts by the Portuguese to impose their power on the Cochin Family. He allied himself with the Dutch, travelling to Colombo to sign a treaty with them. He also supported the Dutch against the Portuguese. In recognition of his efforts, the Dutch built him a palace (the Kovilakam) at Chendamangalam.[11][12]
Between 1730 and 1740 the status of the Cochin kingdom dwindled due consolidation of power in Travancore under Marthanda Varma combined with the waning influence of the Dutch and a large-scale invasion by the Zamorin from the north. Paliath Komi Achan was able to effect a treaty between the Cochin and Travancore Kingdoms.[13][14][15][16] This treaty facilitated the defeat of the Zamorin.[17]
The Chendamangalam
In the Vishnuvilasam Hamsappattu, a Malayalam poem about the life of Vishnu (as spoken by a swan), the poet (
- ശ്രീ കുബേരാഖ്യഗനം പാലിയാധീഷരന്റേ
- ശ്രീ കുലാഡംബരം ചെമ്മേ വരൊത്തൊന്ന
- ശ്രീ കാന്തദേവന് ജയന്താലയേശ്വരന്
- ശ്രീ കണ്ഠ്സേവിതന് ശ്രീന്യസിംഹാക്യതി
- ശ്രേയസ്സു നല്കും നിനക്കിന്നു ഹംസമേ!
- SrI kubErAkhyaganam pAliyAdhIsharantE
- SrI kulADambaram chemmE varoththonna
- SrI kAnthadEvan jayanthAlayEaSvaran
- SrI kantEsavithan SrInyusimhAkruthi
- SrEyassu nalkum ninakkinnu hamsamE!
Kochu Sankaran Muthat of Vatakketam in Triprayar was a student of Manorama Thampuratti of Calicut. He lived at Paliam, teaching students there. He wrote a commentary named Prasika, on the eleventh book of the Bhagavad Gita, based on earlier commentaries of his student, Paliath Achan:
- നിജശിഷ്യ പാലിയേശ-
- പ്രാര്ത്ഥനയാ ശങ്കരഖ്യ ശിവവിപ്ര:
- ദാഗവതൈകാദശഗാ:
- പ്രാക്തനവിവ്യതീ: സമുച്ചിനോമ്യദ്യ
- nijaSishya pAliyESa-
- prArththhanayA Sankarakhya Sivavipraha
- dAgavathaikAdaSagAha
- prAkthanavivyathIha samuchchinOmyadya
The Paliam family had a rich collection of manuscripts in Sanskrit and Malayalam. At the time of family partition, this collection was donated to the
Paliam Satyagraham
Paliam satyagraha was a
See also
- History of Kerala
- History of Kochi
- Cochin Royal Family
- Nair
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