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The religious customs and practices of the hill people of Coorg gradually and subtly began to be influenced by the Brahmin practises and rituals. The role of the Coorg priest, via: Amma Kodavas declined and that of the Brahmin priest increased. In due course, the Amma Kodavas had no role to play in the religious aspects of the people of Coorg.
Hyder offered five rupees for every head of a Coorg (Kodava) that was brought before him. After some time when his soldiers brought him 700 heads, Hyder got the carnage stopped. [10] [11] Coorg was again invaded by Hyder in 1773 at the invitation of Linga Raja who claimed the throne for his nephew Appaji Raja against Devappa Raja of Horamale. [12]
Coorg (Kodagu) was the smallest province in India, with an area of only 1,582 square miles (4,100 km 2). As a province of British India, it was administered by a commissioner, subordinate to the Governor-General of India through the resident of Mysore, who was also officially chief commissioner of Coorg. Later freedom fighters from Kodagu ...
On 10 February 1947, it was re-designated as 37 Coorg Anti-Tank Regiment RIA. [8] Following the partition of India , the regiment was allotted to the Indian Army. [ 4 ] [ 9 ] The regiment was converted to 37 (Coorg) Heavy Mortar Regiment on 11 April 1956; to 37 (Coorg) Light Regiment (Towed) on 11 April 1965; to 37 (Coorg) Medium Regiment on 16 ...
Ethnic group Kodava People Regions with significant populations India Languages Kodava language Part of a series on the Culture of Karnataka Emblem of Karnataka History Political history of medieval Karnataka Unification of Karnataka Etymology Historical sites of North Karnataka Alupa dynasty. Kadamba dynasty. Chalukya dynasty. Rashtrakuta dynasty. Hoysala Empire. Western Ganga dynasty ...
Coorg Province was established in June 1834 following the capitulation of the last Maharajah of the Kingdom of Coorg, Chikka Virarajendra on 24 April 1834 culminating the Coorg War. General James Stuart Fraser , the Commander-in-chief of the East India Company forces in the war was appointed military administrator and served as the first ...
The Kodava (Kodava:) (Koḍava takkï, Kodava: [koɖɐʋɐ t̪ɐkːɨ], meaning 'speech of Kodavas', in the Kodava language, alternate name: Codava, Coorgi, Kodagu) is a Dravidian language spoken in Kodagu district (Coorg) in Southern Karnataka, India. [4]
Watercolour of the guest house of the Raja of Coorg with the fort in the background, 1795 Portico of the Coorg Rajah's palace at Somwaspett (May 1853, X, p.48) [1] The Kingdom of Coorg (or Kingdom of Kodagu) was an independent kingdom [2] that existed in India from the 16th century until 1834. [3] It was ruled by a branch of the Ikkeri Nayaka ...