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'''Sadayappa Vallal''' was a wealthy 12th-century ''[[Velirs|velir]]'' (chief) who had his residence at both Puduvai ([[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]]) and [[Thiruvennainallur|Thiruvenainallur]] in India.<ref name="Ancient Jaffna: being a research into the history of Jaffna from very early times to the Portug[u]ese period, C. Rasanayagam">Ancient Jaffna: being a research into the history of Jaffna from very early times to the Portug[u]ese period, C. Rasanayagam</ref> He was known for his [[philanthropy|philanthropic]] activities. He was a close friend and a patron of [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]], the Tamil poet who wrote ''[[Ramavataram]]'' (popularly known as ''Kamba Ramayanam''). He was also associated closely with Pararajasingam, the king of Kandy, [[Ceylon]].<ref name="Ancient Jaffna: being a research into the history of Jaffna from very early times to the Portug[u]ese period, C. Rasanayagam"/><ref name="A primer of Tamil literature By M. S. Purnalingam Pillai">{{cite book |title=A Primer of Tamil literature |first=M. S. Purnalingam |last=Pillai |year=1904 |publisher=Ananda Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JwkrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA116 |pages=116, 131}}</ref><br />
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==Patronage of Kambar==<br />
Kambar had a number of patrons but Sadayappa Vallal was foremost among them. He attended the wedding of Kambar's son; according to one story, on seeing that all the seats were taken, took an unassuming position standing on the side of the ceremony. Kambar, in gratitude for Sadayappa Vallal's patronage and forbearance, lauded Sadayappa Vallal every 1000 stanzas in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] epic ''Kamba Ramayanam''.<ref name="A primer of Tamil literature By M. S. Purnalingam Pillai"/><br />
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According to tradition, Kambar's son, Ambikapathi was later put to death for having fallen in love with the [[Chola]] King's daughter and Kambar himself had to flee. In his old age, he was then supported and patronised by his friend Sadaiyappan.<ref>{{cite book |title=Tamil Polity, c. A.D. 600 - c. A.D. 1300 |first=R. |last=Rajalakshmi |publisher=Ennes Publications |year=1983}}</ref><br />
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==King Pararajasingam==<br />
Sadayappa Vallal was also a close friend of King Pararajasingam of Kandy, Ceylon. When Kandy was hit by a [[famine]], he immediately came to the aid of his friend by sending [[rice]] and other necessities in numerous [[ship]]s. He is praised for this event as thus (loosely translated):<br />
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{{quote|Sangaran Sadayan of the liberal hand, who sent mountain loads of paddy in thousand ships to the country of Kandy for a Tamil verse composed in his praise by King Pararajasingan, wearing the honey dripping garland was of Chola Mandalam<ref name="Ancient Jaffna: being a research into the history of Jaffna from very early times to the Portug[u]ese period, C. Rasanayagam"/>}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite book |title=The Tamils and Their Culture |first=K. S. Ramaswami |last=Sastri |publisher=Annamalai University |year=1967 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LoIdAAAAMAAJ}}<br />
*{{cite book |title=Tamil Literature |first=M. S. Purnalingam |last=Pillai |orig-date=1929 |edition=Reprinted |year=1994 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=9788120609556 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIeqvcai5XQC&pg=PA229 |page=229}}<br />
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