not deter the Chera emperor, Peruñcēral Irumporai who finally arrived and sacked Tagadur. In spite of his small army, Nedumān Añci,led from the front and valiantly went down fighting in the battle field. AricilKilār, the war bard of Peruñcēral Irumporai, paid due homage to the opponent of his patron as he eulogised his king in Tagadur-Yāttarai. Upon his death, a distressed Avvaiyar sang a number of elegies: an excerpt from Purananuru, song 235: an excerpt from Purananuru, song 231: Inscriptions A good number of inscriptions in Jambai in Tirukkoyilur taluk have been discovered which help us identify the Satyaputras of the Ashoka's edicts: These put to rest any speculation regarding the identity of Satyaputras as being non-Tamil and goes on to show the greatness of this line as they are mentioned on par with the other three Tamil kingdoms. Notes References Śrī puṣpāñjali: recent researches in prehistory, protohistory, art, architecture, numismatics, iconography, and epigraphy : Dr. C.R. Srinivasan commemoration volume The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume One (A To Devo), Volume 1 By Amaresh Datta The culture and history of the Tamils By Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri Tamil Literature By M. S. Purnalingam Pillai Madras district gazetteers, Volume 1, Part 2 Historical heritage of the Tamils By Ca. Vē Cuppiramaṇiyan̲, Ka. Ta Tirunāvukkaracu, International Institute of Tamil Studies Poems of Love and War from the Eight Anthologies and the Ten Long Poems of Classical Tamil By A. K. Ramanujan Studies in Tamil Literature and History By Ramachandra Dikshitar Epigraphia Indica, Volume 36, Part 4 Volumes 13-14 of [Reports]: New imperial series, India Archaeological Survey By Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar Kongu Nadu, a history up to A.D. 1400, Makkal Veliyeedu, 2001 Saptar̥ṣīśvara temple in the lower Kaveri Delta: a study of history, architecture, and sculpture By R. Ramasamy Tamil monarchs Indian philanthropists Ancient Indian monarchs Kadai ezhu vallal