The existence of this king has not yet been scientifically confirmed and is only evident from religious literature such as Periyapuranam, semi-biographical poems of the later Chola period, and temple and cave inscriptions.

Description

He was known by his nicknames Karikala Peruvallattan (கரிகால பெருவளத்தான்) and Tirumavalavan (திருமாவளவன்) and ruled the Chola kingdom with Uraiyur as the capital.

[…] Karikāla took to wife a Vēlir girl from Nāngūr […]

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Informations

Preamble: no preamble of the Chola ruler available

Title: Parakesari

Year of birth: no date available

Place of birth: no location available

Year of death: no date available

Place of death: no location available

Reign: no information about his reign

Seat of government: Uraiyur

Predecessor: Ilanjetcenni2

Successor: Nedunkilli Chola and Nalankilli Chola

Father: Ilanjetcenni

Mother: Velir princess from Alundur

Wives: Velir princess from Nangur

Children: Nedunkilli Chola, Nalankilli Chola, Mavalattan and Adimandi

Era: Sangam period

Time period: Early Cholas

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  1. Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta, The Cōḷas, 1955, p. 35 ↩
  2. see Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta, A History of South India – from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar, 1966, p. 124 ↩