Tamil History: Fresh Efforts to Establish Tamils Past
Nandhi Varman
CHERA-CHOZHA AND PANDYA EMPERORS:
UNKNOWN FACTS UNEARTHED
N.Nandhivarman General Secretary Dravida Peravai
Professor Dr.Vijayavenugopal, a renowned Tamil genius doing his researches in Ecole Francaise D'Extreme Orient, a French Government sponsored organization in Puducherry had endorsed the call given by us yesterday on the need to have a tamilhistory.com to depict the true history of Tamils. He had expressed hopes that historians will heed our call. In a land, which is addicted to tele-serials and where reading habits have reached the lowest ebb, it is hard sell for history through web sites. But it is necessary in a world where one had to establish his credentials or his country's heritage hence like citizen's journalism, we want Tamil scholarly journalism. Dr.R.Mathivanan's book gives us many new in formations.
113 year Pact between Three Tamil Emperors
The Nandhas who ruled North India had fraternal relationship with Three Tamil Emperors but the Mauryas who followed them invaded South India. Imayavaramban Neduncheralathan marched up to Himalayas and inscribed his country symbol, which could not assimilated by the Mauryas who came to Chera country as act of revenge. But the Mauryan armies did not sneak into Chozha territory. This invasion brought home the need to remain united, the call given even now by Kalaignar M.Karunanithi but with no useful purpose to alter ground reality on Tamil disunity. The unity urge united the Three Tamil Emperors who met to sign a Pact of Cooperation in the year 313 B.C, the author Dr.Mathivanan says . Imayavaramban Neduncheralathan, Karungai Olvat Perumvazhuthi and Deva Pandian [ 70th] jointly signed the declaration of unity that lasted for 113 years. This Treaty of Tamil Unity stood as a rock protecting Tamil lands from Northern invaders.
In the final years of the unity era during 200 B.C, in the Chozha Emperor Karikalan II's court Poetess Mudathamakanniyar who wrote Porunaratrupadai witnessed the rare scene of Three Tamil Emperors sharing same dais which she records in her Porunaratrupadai [53-55]. Poet Kumattor Kannanar who wrote the second ten in Pathitru Pathu also records the historical meeting of Three Tamil Emperors for which he stands as eyewitness. Later in 42 B.C, Poetess Avvaiyar also had the luck to see Three Tamil Emperors together in a rare scene of Unity among Tamils. That unity did not last nor the lessons of unity learnt till date by Tamils.
THE CHERA EMPERORS:
1.Vanavan @ Vanavaramban [430-350 B.C]
2.Kuttuvan Uthiyan Cheralathan [350-328 B.C] ruled for 22 years
3. Imayavaramban Neduncheralathan [328-270 B.C] ruled for 58 years
4. Palyaanai Chelkezhu Kuttuvan [270-245 B.C] ruled for 25 years
5. Kalangaikanni narmudicheral [245-220 B.C] ruled for 25 years
6.Perumcheralathan [220-200 B.C] ruled for 20 years
7. Kudakko Neduncheralathan [200-180 B.C] ruled for 20 years
8. Kadal Pirakottiya Velkezhu kuttuvan [180-125 B.C] ruled 55 years
9. Adukotpattuch Cheralathan [125-87 B.C] ruled 38 years
10.Selvak kadungo Vazhiyathan [87-62 B.C] ruled 25 years
11.Yanaikatchei Mantharanj Cheral Irumborai [62-42 B.C] ruled 20 years
12. Thagadoor Erintha Perum Cheral Irumborai [42-25 B.C] ruled 17 years
13. Ilancheral Irumborai [25-19 B.C] ruled 16 years
14. Karuvur Eriya Koperumcheral Irumborai [9-1 B.C]
15. Vanji Mutrathu tunjiya Anthuvancheral [B.C 20 – 10 A.D]
16. Kanaikal Irumborai [20-30 A.D]
17. Palai Padiya Perum kadungko [1-30 A.D]
18. Kokothai Marban [[30 –60 A.D]
19.Cheran Chenguttuvan [60-140 A.D]
20.Kottambalathu tunjiya Maakothai [140-150 A.D]
21.Cheraman mudangi kidantha Nedumcheralathan [150-160 A.D]
22.Cheraman Kanaikkal Irumborai [160-180 A.D]
23. Cheraman Ilamkuttuvan [180-200 A.D]
24.Thambi Kuttuvan [200-220 A.D]
25.Poorikko [220-250 A.D]
26. Cheraman Kuttuvan Kothai [250-270 A.D]
27.Cheraman Vanjan [270-300 A.D]
28. Mantharanj Cheral [330-380 A.D] found in Allahabad inscriptions of Samudragupta.
One interesting study of the names given yesterday and today, to me is why did the places of the death of these Emperors are mentioned frequently as " Tunjiya ". Is it they were assassinated and if so by who is a matter to be researched further?
RECONSTRUCTION OF CHOZHA RULE
1.Karikalan I [450-380 B.C]
2. Cheraman Paamaloor erintha Neythalanganal Ilamchetchenni [380-320 B.C]
3.Cherupaazhi erintha Ilamchetchenni [320-270 B.C]
4. Perumpoon chenni [270-245 B.C]
5.Uruva Paikhrer Ilamchetchenni [245-232 B.C]
6. Karikalan II [232-200 B.C]
7. Manakkilli [200-180 B.C]
8. Vel pahradakkai Peruviral Killi [180-160 B.C]
9.Pooravaikopp Perunarkkilli [160-125 B.C]
10. Mudithalai Koperunarkkilli [125-87 B.C]
11.Koperum Chozhan [87-62 B.C]
12. Otrumai Vetta Perunarkkilli [62-40 B.C]
13. Chetchenni Nalankilli @ Maavalathan [40-22 B.C]
14.Kulamutrathu tunjiya Killivalavan [B.C22 - 1 A.D]
15.Kurapalli tunjiya Perum Thirumavalavan [1-40 A.D]
16.Neythalankanal Ilamchetchenni [40-60 A.D]
17. Karikalan III [60-110 A.D]
18. Maavan Killi [110-130 A.D]
19. Nedumudikkilli [130-150 A.D]
20.Chenganan [150-180 A.D]
21. Isai Ve ngilli 180-210 A.D]
22.Kaivankilli [210-240 A.D]
23. Polampoonkilli [240-260 A.D]
24. Kadumankilli [260-285 A.D]
25. Nalladi [285-330 A.D] known by Agananooru 356th poem
26.Chozha Rule in Andhra [300-400 A.D]
Dr.Mathivanan had undertaken a thankless job. As soon as we make these findings public we would urge Tamils all over the world to buy the book " Kadaikkazha Noolhalin Kaalamum Karuthum published by Thilagam Pathipagam 17 E, B-1, 12. K.K.Ponnurangam Salai, Omsakthinagar, Valasaravakkam, Chennai 600087
Tel:044-24861007 or contact the author at: rmv...@gmail.com Cell: 9283217788.
Basing the Tamil epic Perumkathai, a historical note is hidden in the poem414 of Narkudi Vellalar Varalaru. It says in B.C 701 a Tamil King Udayanan defeated the Aryans and ruled North India. If he had continued to rule or if he had not succumbed to the submissive Aryan pretenders, The Gupta rule could not have come up, the appendix of the book states. Well our scholars will fight like street dogs for centuries instead of fixing the period of Tamil epics or Tamil Kings. It is within the genes of Tamils not to accept another Tamil as scholar. If a white skinned scholar tells all will fall in line. This mentality must go. Nothing wrong in debating but not debating beyond centuries. In 1921 Maraimalai Adigal established that Tamils must follow Thiruvalluvar Calendar alone. But we still follow the Sanskritized Tamil Calendar. This is a curse on Tamils. We are for changing this mentality to usher in Tamil unity. But suddenly an NGO of Chennai called us traitors of Eelam cause. Let dogs bark but the sun will rise. Let us hail the new dawn of Tamil unity. Let us join hands to reconstruct Tamil history.
this can be read in my blog: http://360.yahoo.com/nnandhivarman
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