Tondaiman

Thondaiman
Official language Tamil
Family name Thondaiman
Capital Tondai Nadu (Thondaimandalam)

Members of the Thondaiman family were Tamil rulers of the ancient Tondai Nadu division of Tamilakkam. They ruled with the Pallava dynasty, which controlled northern Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and had its capital at Kanchipuram. Hundreds of records and edicts exist pertaining to the Thondaiman rulers.[1]

Sangam literature

Ruler Thondaiman Ilandirayan was mentioned in Purananuru (புறநானூறு) (in one of the poems written by Avvaiyar) as a king confronting Adhiaman; battle was avoided by the tactics of Avvaiyaar.[2] He is said to be the founder of Pallava dynasty.[3] Pathupaattu (பத்துப்பாட்டு) a sangam literature work mentioned that Tondaiman Ilandriyan ruled th Kanchipuram town before 2500 years.[4]

Chola Empire

Kalingathuparani was written by Jayamkondar in praise of Karunakara Tondaiman for the victory over Kalinga (present day Orissa). He was a Pallava prince, serving under Kulothunga Chola I as a Thalaphathy. Karunagara ngs toThondaiman is also known as Vandai arasan.

The poet Kambar wrote Silaiyezhupathu about Karunagara Thondaiman.[5]

Origin

Aranthangi Thondaimans

The Aranthangi Thondaimans ruled Aranthangi from the 15th to the 18th centuries in southern Tamil Nadu. (As per the copper plates of tondaiman released by tamil university of tanjore). There are references to the Aranthangi Tondaimans in temple inscriptions at Avudayarkovil, Alappiranathan, Palaiyavanam, Pillaivayal, Aranthangi, Kovilur, Paramandur, Palankarai, Piranmalai, Thiruvarankulam and Kurumbur. Similarly, the Aranthangi Tondaimans were an independent line of chieftains ruling from Aranthangi; they flourished about 200 years before the rule of the Thondaimans of Pudukottai (which began about 1640).[6]

The Aranthangi Thondaimans were the chief patrons of the Avudayarkovil temple, and liberally donated to its maintenance (as indicated by copper plates in the possession of the Tiruvavaduthurai Adheenam). They donated land to the Tiruvarur, Rameswaram, Kanchipuram and Benares temples. About 25 copper plates indicating grants from the Aranthangi Thondaimans have been recorded so far; 16 are in the Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam.

References

  1. ↑ The Imperial and asiatic quarterly review and oriental and colonial record, page 328.
  2. ↑ History of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, 610-1210 A.D., page 446.
  3. ↑ Vijaya Ramaswamy (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils.
  4. ↑ P. V. L. Narasimha Rao (2008). Kanchipuram: Land of Legends, Saints and Temples.
  5. ↑ Silaiyelupathu (in Tamil) Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  6. ↑ C.Sivaratnam: The Tamils in early Ceylon, page 116

Sources

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