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'''Nedunjeliyan II''' (c. 210 CE) was the greatest of [[Early Pandyan Kingdom|Early Pandya Kings]]. He defeated a confederacy of the [[Cholas]] and [[Cheras]] at Talaiyalanganam near [[Tiruvarur]] and conquered most of the Tamil country establishing him as the most important ruler of his time. His deeds have been described in detail in the ''[[Maduraikkanci]]''.<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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Akananuru verse 36 praise: <br />
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{{cquote|"The gossip that has risen is greater than<br />
the uproars of the victorious warriors<br />
of the Pāndiyan king with horses with<br />
trimmed tufts and chariot with many flags<br />
at the huge Ālankānam battlefield on the day<br />
they battled and won killing enemy forces,<br />
seized the white umbrellas and drums and<br />
performed battlefield rituals after subduing<br />
the powerful seven: Chera king, Chozha king,<br />
Thithiyan with rage, battle-skilled Ezhini with<br />
elephants and wearing ornaments, Erumaiyūr<br />
king with fiber filtered liquor, Irungo Vēnmān<br />
with sandal paste and fragrant garlands on his<br />
chest and Porunan with fast chariot."The battle of Talaiyalanganam is mentioned in Akananuru 36.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|title=Akananuru 1–100 |url=https://sangamtranslationsbyvaidehi.com/ettuthokai-akananuru-1-100/<br />
|website=Sangam Translations by Vaidehi<br />
|access-date=12 September 2026<br />
}}</ref>}}<br />
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Nedunjeliyan II was a descendant of [[Nedunjeliyan I]]. His reign has been arbitrarily fixed in the early part of the 3rd century AD. Nedunjeliyan II ascended the throne at an early age and almost immediately upon his accession, the kingdom was invaded by the Cheras and Cholas. Nedunjeliyan II, however, defeated the invaders and pursued the retreating forces as far as Thalaiyalangaanam deep inside Chola territory and inflicted a crushing defeat upon them. The Chera king Mandaranjeral Irumporai was taken captive by Nedunjeliyan.During the battle Pandyan Nedunjeliyan ll captured entire [[Tamilakam]] up to [[Coorg]] and [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Alain Daniélou |url=http://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofin00dani |title=A brief history of India |date=2003 |publisher=Inner Traditions |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-89281-923-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thalaiyaalagaanathu Seruvendra Pandyan Nedunchezhian: Battle, Battles and the Thalaiyalangaanam Battle (Part II) |url=https://www.tamilculture.com/thalaiyaalagaanathu-seruvendra-pandyan-nedunchezhian-battle-battles-and-the-thalaiyalangaanam-battle-part-ii |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=TamilCulture.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sastri |first=K. A. Nilakanta |url=http://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.16035 |title=History of South India |date=1958 |language=English}}</ref><br />
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Following his victory at Talaiyalanganam, Nedunjeliyan mounted a campaign against the [[Velirs]] and Millalai and Muttur.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book|title=[[A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar]]|first=K. A. Nilakanta|last=Sastri|authorlink=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri|page=115}}<br />
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