Vellacci

Vellachi Nachiyar
Queen of Sivaganga
Monarch of Sivaganga estate
Reignc. 1790-c. 1793
PredecessorVelu Nachiyar
SuccessorVangam Periya Udaya Thevar
Born1770 (1770)
Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died1793 (aged 22–23)
Sivagangai
FatherMuthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar
MotherVelu Nachiyar

Vellacci or Vellachi Nachiyar (1770-1793) was the second ruling queen of Sivaganga estate in 1790–1793. She was the daughter of Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar and Velu Nachiyar. She was made the heir to the throne of Sivagangai by her mother Velu Nachiyar after the recapture of Sivagangai from the East India Company. In 1791, Vellachi married to Vengum Periya Udaya Thevar. In 1793 she succumbed to an illness, as did her infant daughter who was 1 year old.

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