Английская Википедия:Arikesari Maravarman
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Arikesari Maravarman (r. c. 640–690 CE),[1] also known as Parankusa, was a Pandya king of early medieval south India.Шаблон:Sfn
Arikesari's reign witnessed the beginning of the Pandya contesting with the Pallavas in the northern part of the Tamil country.Шаблон:Sfn He probably entered into an alliance with Chalukyas (to the counter the Pallavas).Шаблон:Sfn The Pandyas also fought with the Cheras ("Keralas") under his rule.Шаблон:Sfn
Period
Arikesari Maravarman was the successor of Seliyan Sendan (Jayantavarman), but it is not known for certain if he was Jayantavarman's son or not (most probably his son).Шаблон:Sfn
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (the first assumption) - c. 670–710 CEШаблон:Sfn
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (revised date) - c. 670–700 CEШаблон:Sfn
- T. V. Sadasiva Pandarathar - c. 640–670 CEШаблон:Sfn
- Noburu Karashima - c. 650–700 CEШаблон:Sfn (or) c. 670–700 CEШаблон:Sfn
- V. Vedachalam & A. Kalavathi - c. 640–690 CE[2]
He was succeeded by his son Kocchadaiyan Ranadhira.Шаблон:Sfn
Names
In the Velvikkudi Grant and the Smaller Chinnamanur Plates, his name appears as "Arikesari Maravarman". In the Larger Chinnamanur Plates, he is called "Arikesari Parankusa".Шаблон:Sfn
Life and career
Velvikkudi Grant
The reign of Arikesari Maravarman probably saw a significant increase in the Pandya political power and prestige.Шаблон:Sfn
According to the Velvikkudi Grant, Arikesari Maravarman won battles at Pali, Nelveli, and Uraiyur.Шаблон:Sfn In Nelveli, he is said to have conquered the vast forces of certain Vilveli.Шаблон:Sfn The victory at Nelveli is confirmed by the Larger Sinnamanur Plates.Шаблон:Sfn Except Uraiyur (Tiruchirappalli), the identity of these places is not certain.Шаблон:Sfn E. Hultzsch tentatively identified Nelveli with modern Tirunelveli, but K. A. N. Sastri disagreed with this identification.Шаблон:Sfn
Larger Chinnamanur Plates.
The Larger Chinnamanur Plates states that Arikesari "Parankusa" won battles at Nelveli and Sankaramangai.Шаблон:Sfn
The inscription further states that he ruined the Paravars (people on the south-east coast of the Pandya country) who did not submit to him and destroyed the people of Kuru nadu.Шаблон:Sfn According to one theory, "Kurunattar" refers to people of Kurunadu (an unidentified place); another possibility is that the term refers to petty chieftains.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Arikesari is also said to have defeated an unspecified enemy at Sennilam, which may refer to a particular place or is a generic term for "Red (Bloody) Battlefield".Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Finally, the inscription states that he defeated the Keralas (the Cheras) multiple times, and once imprisoned their king with his near relatives and warriors.Шаблон:Sfn
Role in the Chalukya-Pallava conflict
Arikesari Maravarman seems to have joined with the Chalukyas in their struggle against the Pallavas.Шаблон:Sfn Early in the rule of Pallava king Parameswara I, Chalukya Vikramadtiya I advanced south and even displaced the Pallava from his capital Kanchi.Шаблон:Sfn The Chalukya king then advanced further south to the Kaveri River and encamped at Uraiyur (where he probably effected an alliance with Arikesari Maravarman).Шаблон:Sfn
Literary sources
Commentary to the Iraiyanar Ahapporul mentions a king named Arikesari, with titles Parakusan and Nedumaran among others.Шаблон:Sfn The commentary also mention several battles, at Pali, Sennilam and Nelveli and at Vizhinjam, some of which the scholars do not read in epigraphy till late 8th century.Шаблон:Sfn
Based on this, historian Venkayya assumed that the two rulers are identical. However, K. A. N. Sastri rejected this identification on the basis that "a rhetorical work like this took for its hero, a saintly king of legendary fame, and attributed to him all the achievements of the Pandyan lines of kings that the author could think of his day". Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Religion
Arikesari is known to have performed the Hiranyagarbha and Tulabhara rituals (a number of times).Шаблон:Sfn
Identification with Nedumaran
Arikesari Maravarman is sometimes identified with the Pandya king Nedumaran or Koon Pandya, who converted from Jainism to Hinduism under the influence of the Bhakti Shaivite Saint, Sambandar. Koon Pandiyan was thence regarded as a Saint himself.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The legend is considered as an expression of the historical consciousness (signifying the loss of Jain political influence in the Tamil country).Шаблон:Sfn
According to this legend, Koon Pandiyan had married the Chola princess, Mangayarkkarasi, who was also a Shaivite Saint.Шаблон:Sfn
References
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