history of vijay

                                              HISTORY OF OOTY Udhagamandalam was originally a tribal land occupied by the Badaga, Toda , Kota , Irula and Kurumba people. The Toda in Nilgiris are first referenced ina a record belonging to Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana and his general Punisa, dated 1117 CE.The Toda people were known for raising water buffalo. The people known for farming activities.Nilgiris was ruled by various dynasties like Satavahanas , Gangas , Kadambas , Rashtrakutas , Hoysalas , the Vijayanagara empire and the Rajas of Ummattur (on behalf of Wodeyars of Mysuru ). Tipu Sultan captured Nilgiris in the eighteenth century and extended the border by constructing a hideout cave-like structure. [12] The Nilgiris came into possession of British East India Company as part of the ceded lands, held by Tipu Sultan , by the treaty of Srirangapatnam in 1799. In 1818, J. C. Whish and N. W. Kindersley, assistant to John Sullivan , then Collector of Coimbatore , visited Ooty