Maravarman Avanisulamani (IAST: Avaniśūlāmani; r. c. 620–645 CE)(Tamil: அவனி சூளாமணி) was a Pandya ruler of early historic south India.[1] He was the son and successor of Kadungon, who revived the Pandya dynastic power after the Kalabhra interregnum. Not much information is available about either of these kings.[1]
| Avanisulamani | |
|---|---|
| Maravarman | |
| Reign | c. 620–645 CE |
| Predecessor | Kadungon |
| Successor | Seliyan Sendan (Jayantavarman) |
| Dynasty | Pandya |
| Father | Kadungon |
Velvikkudi Grant (a later copper-plate inscription) is the only source information about Avanisulamani.[2][3] The grant praises the Pandya, claiming that he removed the common ownership of the Earth (by making it his own) and married the goddess of the flower (Lakshmi).[3]
Maravarman Avanisulamani was succeeded by his son Seliyan Sendan (Jayantavarman).[1][4]
Dates
edit- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri – c. 620–645 CE.[2][5]
- T. V. Sadasiva Pandarathar – c. 600–625 CE.[6]
- Noboru Karashima – c. 590–620 CE[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1929, p. 50.
- ^ a b K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1929, p. 41.
- ^ a b H. Krishna Sastri 1983, p. 291.
- ^ a b Noburu Karashima 2014, pp. 370.
- ^ K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1958, p. 165.
- ^ N. Subrahmanian 1962, p. 116.
Bibliography
edit- H. Krishna Sastri, ed. (1983). Epigraphica Indica. Vol. XVII. Calcutta: Archaeological Survey of India.
- N. Subrahmanian (1962). History of Tamilnad (To A. D. 1336). Madurai: Koodal. OCLC 43502446. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1958). A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Madras: Oxford University Press.
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1929). The Pandyan Kingdom. London: Luzac and Company.
- Noburu Karashima, ed. (2014). A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.