Battle of Talaiyalanganam
The Battle of Talaiyalanganam was a significant early historic conflict in which the Pandyan king Nedunjeliyan II defeated a powerful coalition of Seven kings. According to Akananuru and Sangam texts, a confederacy consisting of the Chola king, Chera king identified Mandaranjeral Irumporai and five Velir chieftains—Thithiyan, Ezhini, Erumaiyuran, Irungo venman, and Perunan—launched a coordinated attack against the young Pandyan ruler.[1][2]
| Battle of Talaiyalanganam | |||||||
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| Part of Early Pandyan–Chola–Chera conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Pandya kingdom |
Cholakingdom Chera kingdom Five Velirs | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nedunjeliyan II |
Chola king Chera kingMandaranjeral Irumporai (POW) Thithiyan Ezhini Erumaiyuran Irungovel Perunan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Coalition forces of seven kings (exact numbers unknown) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy (including capture of Chera ruler identified 'Sey of the elephant-look'Mandaranjeral Irumporai) | ||||||
Source
According to Akananuru - 36 Pandyan nedumchelian ll Won seven kings include Chera, Chola and five velirs in Talaiyanaganam battle.
Akananuru 36 Verse follows:
"The gossip that has risen is greater than
the uproars of the victorious warriors of the Pandyan king with horses with trimmed tufts and chariot with many flags at the huge Alankanam 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, Chola king, Thithiyan with rage, battle-skilled Ezhini with elephants and wearing ornaments, Erumaiyur king with fiber filtered liquor, Irungo Venman with sandal paste and fragrant garlands on his
chest and Porunan with fast chariot."
— Akananuru 36[3]
Battle
Akananiru - 36 Verse mentioned the seven who were defeated by Nedunjeliyan ll - Chera king, Chola king, Thithiyan, Elini, Erumaiyir king, Irungo Vénman, and Porunan. Pandiyan Thalaiyalankanathu Cheruvendra Neduncheliyan, was the one for whom Mathuraikanji was written.[4]
During the Reign of Pandyan Nedunjeliyan ll, the Chola, chera king and five velirs invade Pandyan kingdom and young Pandyan king met the coliation forces at Talaiyalanganam (identified with a site near Kodaivasal, Thiruvarur district . Nedunjeliyan ll defeated the Confederacy and captured Chera king identified with Mandaranjeral Irumporai and Captured large booty. After the battle Nedunjeliyan ll campaign against the Evvi and the Velir chiftain in Millalai, and Muttur and annexed that into his kingdom. During the reign of Nedunjeliyan ll pandyas captured whole Tamilakam up to Coorg and Mangalore.[1][2][5][6]
References
- 1 2 Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta (1955). A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Oxford University Press. p. 122. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- 1 2 Subramanian, N. (1966). History of Tamil Nadu (to A.D. 1565). Koodal Publishers. p. 89. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "Ettuthokai – Akananuru 1–100". Sangam Poems Translated by Vaidehi. Translated by Vaidehi Herbert. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ Puranānūru : translation in English with meanings. Internet Archive. 2015. ISBN 978-1-61967-032-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Alain Daniélou (2003). A brief history of India. Internet Archive. Inner Traditions. ISBN 978-0-89281-923-2.
- ↑ Nilakanta Sastri, K. A. (1929). Pandyan Kingdom.