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| successor = [[Perum Cheral Irumporai]]<br />(by [[annexation]]) |
| successor = [[Perum Cheral Irumporai]]<br />(by [[annexation]]) |
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| death_date = c.120 CE |
| death_date = c.120 CE |
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| death_place = [[Kolli Hills]] (probably)<br />(in present-day [[Namakkal district|Namakkal]]/[[ |
| death_place = [[Kolli Hills]] (probably)<br />(in present-day [[Namakkal district|Namakkal]]/[[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]] districts, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]) |
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| era name = [[Sangam period]] |
| era name = [[Sangam period]] |
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'''Valvil Ori''' was a |
'''Valvil Ori''' was a tamil king and skilled archer,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/valvil-ori-festival-at-kolli-hills-on-august-2-3/article7415556.ece|title=King Valvil Ori ruled over Kolli Hills in 200 AD|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref> who ruled [[Kolli Hills]] region in present day [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was one of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ''Kadai ezhu vallal'' (Transl. 'Last Seven Patrons').<ref>{{cite book|title=Evolution of Hindu Administrative Institutions in South India|author=S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar|publisher=Asian Educational Services, 1994 – India, South – 387 pages|page=16}}</ref> Politically he aligned with the [[Chola]]s and fought against the [[Chera]]s and [[Malaiyaman Thirumudi Kari]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Roman Karur: a peep into Tamils' past|author=Irāmaccantiran̲ Nākacāmi|publisher=Brahad Prakashan, 1995 – Antiques & Collectibles – 158 pages|page=89}}</ref> Legend claims that he was defeated and killed by Kari of the beautiful spear, the lord of Mullur, who then gave Kolli hills to the [[Chera]]s.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the Tamils from the Earliest Times to 600 A.D.|author=P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar|publisher=Asian Educational Services, 1929 – History – 635 pages|page=508}}</ref> Kari was later killed by the [[Chola]] king [[Killivalavan]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|author=Vijaya Ramaswamy|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield, 25-Aug-2017 – History – 518 pages|page=215}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 6 December 2024
| Valvil Ori | |
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| King of Kolli Hills | |
 A statue of Valvil Ori | |
| Reign | Unknown - c.120 CE |
| Successor | Perum Cheral Irumporai (by annexation) |
| Died | c.120 CE Kolli Hills (probably) (in present-day Namakkal/Tiruchirappalli districts, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Valvil Ori was a tamil king and skilled archer,[1] who ruled Kolli Hills region in present day Tamil Nadu. He was one of the Tamil Kadai ezhu vallal (Transl. 'Last Seven Patrons').[2] Politically he aligned with the Cholas and fought against the Cheras and Malaiyaman Thirumudi Kari.[3] Legend claims that he was defeated and killed by Kari of the beautiful spear, the lord of Mullur, who then gave Kolli hills to the Cheras.[4] Kari was later killed by the Chola king Killivalavan.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "King Valvil Ori ruled over Kolli Hills in 200 AD". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar. Evolution of Hindu Administrative Institutions in South India. Asian Educational Services, 1994 – India, South – 387 pages. p. 16.
- ^ Irāmaccantiran̲ Nākacāmi. Roman Karur: a peep into Tamils' past. Brahad Prakashan, 1995 – Antiques & Collectibles – 158 pages. p. 89.
- ^ P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar. History of the Tamils from the Earliest Times to 600 A.D. Asian Educational Services, 1929 – History – 635 pages. p. 508.
- ^ Vijaya Ramaswamy. Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield, 25-Aug-2017 – History – 518 pages. p. 215.
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