- The
Velir were a
royal house of
minor dynastic kings and
aristocratic chieftains in
Tamilakam in the
early historic period of
South India. They had close...
- Vēḷ Pari was a
velir ruler who
ruled Parambu nadu and
surrounding regions in
ancient Tamilakam during the
Sangam period. He was the
patron and friend...
- Atiyamāṉ (also
known as Adhiyamān, Adigamān or Satyaputra-Atiyān) were a
royal Velir dynasty.
These king-chiefs
ruled from
their capital Tagadur (present day...
- of
eleven rulers, led by the
Chera and Pandya,
including several minor velir chieftains, were
defeated at Venni. The
Chera ruler,
named "Cheraman Perum...
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derived from the word Vel (வேள்), Vel
being a
title that was
borne by the
Velir chieftains of
Sangam age
among other things. The word
Vellalar (வெள்ளாளர்...
-
complex spread from
southern India along with
Dravidian clans such as the
Velir,
prior to the
migration of
Prakrit speakers. One of the
first written references...
- and the
Chera dynasty.
There were also a few
independent chieftains, the
Velirs (Satyaputra). The
earliest datable references to the
Tamil kingdoms are...
-
understood only by scholars. The
Purananuru mentions that the
ancestors of
Velir kings where born from the
Sacred fire of a
Northern sage and the Paṭṭiṉappālai...
- the
close friend,
confidant and
alleged favorite of Vēl Pāri, one of the
Vēlir kings. He aut****d the Inna Narpathu, a
didactic work of the
Sangam literature...
-
Boothi Vikramakesari was a
Velir Irukkuvel commander of the
Chola Empire during Sundara Chola's reign. He is best
remembered for
building the
Moovar Koil...
