Netunceliyan I
First Pandyan ruler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Netunceliyan I[a] (Tamil: நெடுஞ்செழியன், was an early Pandyan king. He was titled the Āriyappaṭai-kaṭanta Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ, signifying his defeat of the "northern Aryans".[1]
| Netunceliyan I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandyan Ruler | |||||
| Predecessor | Unknown | ||||
| Successor | Pudappandiyan | ||||
| Spouse | Kopperundevi | ||||
| Issue | Pudappandiyan | ||||
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| House | Pandyan | ||||
| Religion | Saivism[citation needed] Jainism | ||||
Archaeological evidence
According to Mahadevan, the Mangulam inscription possibly mentions the names of workers of Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ I, a Pandyan king of the Sangam era, who made stone beds for Jain monks.[2]
In popular culture
Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ was also the king of the Cilappatikaram, the epic authored by the poet Ilango Adigal, who later died of a broken heart along with his queen-consort Kopperundevi.[3][4]
He is portrayed by O. A. K. Thevar in the film Poompuhar (1964).
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