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Gunerstorm.bot: added several Sangam literary references and secondary historical sources concerning Ilamchetchenni and the Mauryan/Vadugar episode, including works by Historians K. A. Nilakanta Sastri, S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, N. Subrahmanian, Manmatha Nath Das (Glimpses of Kalinga History), and K. N. Sivaraja Pillai (The Chronology of the Early Tamils). I also added sources for quote translations and interpretations of the relevant.

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added several Sangam literary references and secondary historical sources concerning Ilamchetchenni and the Mauryan/Vadugar episode, including works by Historians K. A. Nilakanta Sastri, S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, N. Subrahmanian, Manmatha Nath Das (Glimpses of Kalinga History), and K. N. Sivaraja Pillai (The Chronology of the Early Tamils). I also added sources for quote translations and interpretations of the relevant.

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	{{Infobox royalty		{{Infobox royalty
	\| succession = [[Chola dynasty\|Chola King]]		\| succession = [[Chola dynasty\|Chola King]]
	\| successor = [[Karikala Chola]]		\| reign = 301 BCE – 270 BCE
	\| dynasty = [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]]		\| predecessor = Unknown
	\| issue = [[Karikala Chola]]		\| successor = [[Karikala Chola\|Karikala]]
			\| birth_place = [[Uraiyur]], [[Chola Kingdom]] (Modern day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
			\| death_date = 270 BCE
			\| queen = Alundur
			\| dynasty = [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]]
			\| death_place = [[Puhar, Nagapattinam\|Puhar]], [[Chola Kingdom]] (Modern day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
			\| issue = [[Karikala Chola\|Karikala]]
			\| religion = [[Hinduism]]
	}}		}}
	{{Chola history}}		{{Chola history}}
	'''Ilamchetchenni''' (''Iḷamcēṭceṉṉi''; {{IPA-all\|iɭəmt͡ɕeːt͡ɕːsen̪ːi}}) was an early [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] king of the [[Chola dynasty]] during the [[Sangam period]]. He was a great warrior and ruled the [[Chola kingdom]] with [[~~Puhar, Nagapattinam\|Puhar~~]] as the capital. He married a [[Velir]] princess from Alundur and their child was [[Karikala Chola]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Historical Heritage of the Tamils\|author=Ca. Vē Cuppiramaṇiyan̲, Ka. Ta Tirunāvukkaracu\|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies, 1983 - Tamil (Indic people) - 672 pages\|page=254}}</ref> Ilamchetchenni Chola was succeeded by his son, Karikala Chola, who is considered one of the greatest among the [[Early Cholas]].		'''Ilamchetchenni''' (''Iḷamcēṭceṉṉi''; {{IPA-all\|iɭəmt͡ɕeːt͡ɕːsen̪ːi}}) was an early [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] king of the [[Chola dynasty]] during the [[Sangam period]]. He was a great warrior and ruled the [[Chola kingdom]] with [[Uraiyur]] as the capital. He married a [[Velir]] princess from Alundur and their child was [[Karikala Chola]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Historical Heritage of the Tamils\|author=Ca. Vē Cuppiramaṇiyan̲, Ka. Ta Tirunāvukkaracu\|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies, 1983 - Tamil (Indic people) - 672 pages\|page=254}}</ref> Ilamchetchenni Chola was succeeded by his son, Karikala Chola, who is considered one of the greatest among the [[Early Cholas]].

	== Claims ==		== Claims ==
	N.K. Sastri claims that this is the period where [[Maurya Empire\|Maurya dynasty]] had established its empire from [[Persia]] to southern India. [[Bindusara]], son of [[Chandragupta Maurya]], conquered almost the whole of India except Kalinga and Cholas. But fragmentary poems of Sangam in the ''[[Purananuru]]''<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sastri\|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ\|title=The Cōlas\|date=1955\|publisher=University of Madras\|language=en}}</ref> states that, Ilamchetcenni Cholan successfully resisted<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sastri\|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ\|title=The Cōlas\|date=1955\|publisher=University of Madras\|language=en}}</ref> the exploration of [[Mauryas]] down the southern region of the Indian subcontinent. Also Sastri claims that his period of reign is 301 BCE  – 270 BCE and Cholas overpowered [[Chera dynasty\|Cheras]] and ~~Pandiyas~~<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sastri\|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ\|title=The Cōlas\|date=1955\|publisher=University of Madras\|language=en}}</ref> ~~at this time~~		N.K. Sastri claims that this is the period where [[Maurya Empire\|Maurya dynasty]] had established its empire from [[Persia]] to southern India. [[Bindusara]], son of [[Chandragupta Maurya]], conquered almost the whole of India except Kalinga and Cholas. But fragmentary poems of Sangam in the ''[[Purananuru]]''<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sastri\|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ\|title=The Cōlas\|date=1955\|publisher=University of Madras\|language=en}}</ref> states that, Ilamchetcenni Cholan successfully resisted<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sastri\|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ\|title=The Cōlas\|date=1955\|publisher=University of Madras\|language=en}}</ref> the exploration of [[Mauryas]] down the southern region of the Indian subcontinent. Also Sastri claims that his period of reign is 301 BCE  – 270 BCE and Cholas overpowered [[Chera dynasty\|Cheras]] and [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandyas]] at time of his regin.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sastri\|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ\|title=The Cōlas\|date=1955\|publisher=University of Madras\|language=en}}</ref>

			==See also==
			* [[Early Cholas]]
			* [[Chola dynasty]]
			* [[History of India]]
			* [[History of South India]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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{{use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{citations|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox royalty
| succession = [[Chola dynasty|Chola King]]
| successor = [[Karikala Chola]]
| dynasty = [[Chola dynasty|Chola]]
| issue = [[Karikala Chola]]
}}
{{Chola history}}
'''Ilamchetchenni''' (''Iḷamcēṭceṉṉi''; {{IPA-all|iɭəmt͡ɕeːt͡ɕːsen̪ːi}}) was an early [[Tamil people|Tamil]] king of the [[Chola dynasty]] during the [[Sangam period]]. He was a great warrior and ruled the [[Chola kingdom]] with [[Puhar, Nagapattinam|Puhar]] as the capital. He married a [[Velir]] princess from Alundur and their child was [[Karikala Chola]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Heritage of the Tamils|author=Ca. Vē Cuppiramaṇiyan̲, Ka. Ta Tirunāvukkaracu|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies, 1983 - Tamil (Indic people) - 672 pages|page=254}}</ref> Ilamchetchenni Chola was succeeded by his son, Karikala Chola, who is considered one of the greatest among the [[Early Cholas]].

== Claims ==
N.K. Sastri claims that this is the period where [[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]] had established its empire from [[Persia]] to southern India. [[Bindusara]], son of [[Chandragupta Maurya]], conquered almost the whole of India except Kalinga and Cholas. But fragmentary poems of Sangam in the ''[[Purananuru]]''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sastri|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ|title=The Cōlas|date=1955|publisher=University of Madras|language=en}}</ref> states that, Ilamchetcenni Cholan successfully resisted<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sastri|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ|title=The Cōlas|date=1955|publisher=University of Madras|language=en}}</ref> the exploration of [[Mauryas]] down the southern region of the Indian subcontinent. Also Sastri claims that his period of reign is 301 BCE  – 270 BCE and Cholas overpowered [[Chera dynasty|Cheras]] and Pandiyas<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sastri|first=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg9uAAAAMAAJ|title=The Cōlas|date=1955|publisher=University of Madras|language=en}}</ref> at this time

==Notes==
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== References ==
* Mudaliar, A.S, Abithana Chintamani (1931), Reprinted 1984 Asian Educational Services, New Delhi.
* Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1935). The CōĻas, University of Madras, Madras (Reprinted 1984).
* Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1955). A History of South India, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002).

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