Vellacci or Vellachi Nachiyar (1770-1793) was the second ruling queen of Sivaganga estate in 1790–1793. She is 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.[2]

Vellachi Nachiyar
Queen of Sivaganga
Monarch of Sivaganga estate
Reignc. 1790-c. 1793[1]
PredecessorVelu Nachiyar
SuccessorVangam Periya Udaya Thevar [ta]
Born1770
Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died1793
Sivagangai
FatherMuthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar
MotherVelu Nachiyar

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  1. ^ K. R. Venkatarama Ayyar, Sri Brihadamba State Press, 1938, A Manual of the Pudukkóttai State, p.720
  2. ^ "Memorial planned for Velu Nachiyar". The Hindu. 3 November 2012.

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