| Nedunjeliyan II | |
|---|---|
| Reign | 210 CE |
| Dynasty | Pandyan |
| Pandya dynasty | ||
| Early Pandya polity | ||
| Koon Pandiyan | ||
| Pudappandiyan | ||
| Mudukudumi Paruvaludhi | ||
| Nedunjeliyan I | ||
| Nedunjeliyan II | ||
| Nan Maran | ||
| Nedunjeliyan III | ||
| Maran Valudi | ||
| Kadalan Valuthi | ||
| Musiri Mutriya Cheliyan | ||
| Ukkirap Peruvaludi | ||
| Early Medieval Pandyas | ||
| Kadungon (c. 590–620)/(c. 560–590) | ||
| Maravarman Avanichulamani (c. 620–645)/(c. 590–620) | ||
| Cheliyan Chendan (c. 654–670)/(c. 620–650) | ||
| Arikesari Maravarman (Parankusan) (c. 670–700)/(c. 650–700) |
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| Ko Chadaiyan Ranadhira (c. 700–730) | ||
| Maravarman Rajasimha I (c. 730–765)/(c. 730–768) | ||
| Jatila Parantaka Nedunjadaiyan/ Varaguna I (c. 756–815)/(c. 768–815) |
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| Srimara Srivallabha (c. 815–862) | ||
| Varaguna II (c. 862–880)/(c. 862–885) | ||
| Parantaka Viranarayana (c. 880–900)/(c. 860–905) | ||
| Maravarman Rajasimha II (c. 900–920)/(c. 905–920) | ||
Nedunjeliyan II (c. 210 CE) was the greatest of 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.
Reign[edit | edit source]
Akananuru verse 36 praise:
"The gossip that has risen is greater than
the uproars of the victorious warriors of the Pāndiyan king with horses with trimmed tufts and chariot with many flags at the huge Ālankānam battlefield on the day they battled and won killing enemy forces, seized the white umbrellas and drums and performed battlefield rituals after subduing the powerful seven: Chera king, Chozha king, Thithiyan with rage, battle-skilled Ezhini with elephants and wearing ornaments, Erumaiyūr king with fiber filtered liquor, Irungo Vēnmān with sandal paste and fragrant garlands on his
chest and Porunan with fast chariot."The battle of Talaiyalanganam is mentioned in Akananuru 36.[1]
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.[2][3][4]
Following his victory at Talaiyalanganam, Nedunjeliyan mounted a campaign against the Velirs and Millalai and Muttur.
References[edit | edit source]
- Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. p. 115.
- ↑ "Akananuru 1–100". Sangam Translations by Vaidehi. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ Alain Daniélou (2003). A brief history of India. Internet Archive. Inner Traditions. ISBN 978-0-89281-923-2.
- ↑ "Thalaiyaalagaanathu Seruvendra Pandyan Nedunchezhian: Battle, Battles and the Thalaiyalangaanam Battle (Part II)". TamilCulture.com. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ↑ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta (1958). History of South India.