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Nagaswamy writes that
quite a
number of
these velirs were
indigenous and
natives of
Tamil country but some of the
velirs seem to have
migrated from dvaraka. The...
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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...
- Vēḷ Pari was a
ruler of
Vēḷir lineage, who
ruled Parambu nādu and
surrounding regions in
ancient Tamilakam towards the end of the
Sangam era. The name...
- Atiyamāṉ (also
known as Adhiyamān, Adigamān or Satyaputra-Atiyān) were a
royal Velir dynasty.
These king-chiefs
ruled from
their capital Tagadur (present day...
- 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...
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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...
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called Vendhar ruled over
several tribes of
Velala (peasants),
headed by the
Velir chiefs. The
rulers patronized multiple religions including vedic religion...
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Ilanji Vel is one
among the
ancient velirs of the
ancient Tamilakam. He
ruled a
territory called Ilanji, near Courtallam. He
belongs to the clan of ancient...
- of
eleven rulers, led by the
Chera and Pandya,
including several minor velir chieftains, were
defeated at Venni. The
Chera ruler,
named "Cheraman Perum...
