Nedunjeliyan I[a] (r. c. 270 BCE) (Tamil: நெடுஞ்செழியன்) was a Pandya king. He earned the legendary title of Arya Padai Kadantha Nedunchezhiyan, signifying his triumphant conquest over the Aryan Army.[1]
His name is present in the Mangulam inscriptions of 3rd century BCE. The inscriptions mentions that workers of Nedunjeliyan I, a Pandyan king of Sangam period, (c. 270 BCE) made stone beds for Jain monks.[2]
^Kavitha, S. S. (19 September 2012). "About a secular past". The Hindu.
^Umamaheshwari, R. (25 January 2018). Reading History with the Tamil Jainas: A Study on Identity, Memory and Marginalisation. Springer. ISBN978-81-322-3756-3.
^Umamaheshwari, R. (25 January 2018). Reading History with the Tamil Jainas: A Study on Identity, Memory and Marginalisation. Springer. ISBN978-81-322-3756-3.
^Mahadevan, Iravatham (2003). Early Tamil Epigraphy from the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. Harvard University Press. ISBN978-0-674-01227-1.
nedunjeliyan, tamil, யன, pandya, king, earned, legendary, title, arya, padai, kadantha, nedunchezhiyan, signifying, triumphant, conquest, over, aryan, army, pandyan, rulerreignc, bcepredecessorunknownsuccessorpudappandiyanspousekopperundeviissuepudappandiyanna. Nedunjeliyan I a r c 270 BCE Tamil ந ட ஞ ச ழ யன was a Pandya king He earned the legendary title of Arya Padai Kadantha Nedunchezhiyan signifying his triumphant conquest over the Aryan Army 1 Nedunjeliyan IPandyan RulerReignc 270 BCEPredecessorUnknownSuccessorPudappandiyanSpouseKopperundeviIssuePudappandiyanNamesAariyap Padai Kadantha Nedunj CheliyanHousePandyanReligionSaivism citation needed Contents 1 Archaeological evidence 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further readingArchaeological evidence editHis name is present in the Mangulam inscriptions of 3rd century BCE The inscriptions mentions that workers of Nedunjeliyan I a Pandyan king of Sangam period c 270 BCE made stone beds for Jain monks 2 In popular culture editNedunjeliyan I was also the Pandya king of the epic Silappatikaram authored by the Sangam poet Ilango Adigal who later died of a broken heart along with his queen consort Kopperundevi 3 4 He is portrayed by O A K Thevar in the film Poompuhar 1964 See also editList of Sangam poetsNotes edit Also transliterated as Neṭunceḻiyaṉ ISO 15919 References edit Kavitha S S 19 September 2012 About a secular past The Hindu Umamaheshwari R 25 January 2018 Reading History with the Tamil Jainas A Study on Identity Memory and Marginalisation Springer ISBN 978 81 322 3756 3 Umamaheshwari R 25 January 2018 Reading History with the Tamil Jainas A Study on Identity Memory and Marginalisation Springer ISBN 978 81 322 3756 3 Mahadevan Iravatham 2003 Early Tamil Epigraphy from the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A D Harvard University Press ISBN 978 0 674 01227 1 Further reading editSastri K A Nilakanta A History of South India From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar p 115 nbsp This biography of a member of an Indian royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nedunjeliyan I amp oldid 1178284041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
