▁On ▁both ▁the ▁hills ▁god ▁created ▁and ▁placed ▁ 1 8 ▁human ▁cast es , ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁animals ▁and ▁plants . ▁Kur ichi ya ▁believe ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁one ▁among ▁them . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁traditional ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁Kur ichi y ars ▁advent ▁into ▁W yan ad ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁K ott ay am ▁R aja ▁brought ▁them ▁for ▁fighting ▁the ▁V ed ar ▁ ▁r ul ers ▁Ari ppen ▁and ▁V ed an . ▁Their ▁cas te - men ▁would ▁not ▁take ▁them ▁back ▁and ▁they ▁settled ▁in ▁W yn ad ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁h illy ▁parts ▁ ▁of ▁K ott ay am . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁families ▁so ▁settled ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 4 8 . ▁During ▁colonial ▁era , ▁the ▁Kur ich ya ▁tribe ▁has ▁been ▁well ▁documented ▁in ▁their ▁help ▁of ▁King ▁Paz h ass i ▁R aja ▁of ▁Way an ad ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁British ▁( d uring ▁the ▁last ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ). ▁Sub sequ ent ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Paz h ass i ▁R aja , ▁the ▁Kur ichi y ars ▁and ▁Kur um bers ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁un success fully ▁revol ted . ▁Kur ichi y as ▁thus ▁represent ▁a ▁trib al ▁community ▁that ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁W yan ad ▁as ▁mer cen ary ▁soldiers , ▁settled ▁there ▁as ▁agricult ur ists ▁a ▁century ▁back , ▁def ied ▁British ▁power , ▁and ▁found ▁themselves ▁comp elled ▁to ▁ear n ▁their