Sangolli Rayanna

Sangolli Rayanna (15 August 1798 – 26 January 1831) was an Indian military leader. Born in Sangolli, Belgavi into a Kuruba family, he served as a senior commander in the military of the princely state of Kittur during the early 19th century, when the state was ruled by Kittur Chennamma. After Chennamma lead a failed rebellion against the British East India Company (EIC) in response to the EIC's doctrine of lapse in 1824, Rayanna continued to resist Company rule in India. After leading another uprising against EIC authority, he was ultimately captured by the British and executed by hanging in 1831. Rayanna's life was the subject of the Kannada-language films Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (1967) and Sangolli Rayanna (2012). Early life Sangolli Rayanna was born on 15 August 1798 in Sangolli, Belgavi into a Kuruba family. At some point in his life, he enlisted in the military of the princely state of Kittur, rising to the position of a senior commander. In 1824, Kittur Chennamma, the ruler of Kittur, rose in rebellion against Company rule in India in response to the British East India Company's (EIC) doctrine of lapse. Rayanna fought in the rebellion and was arrested by British forces, who eventually released him. Insurgency and death