Nedunkilli

Nedunkilli
Nedunkilli
Nedunkilli Chola
Reign	c. 425 BCE
Predecessor	Karikala Chola
Successor	Nalankilli
Born	c. 450 BCE
Died	c. 405 BCE; Kariyaru, Chola Kingdom, Tamilakam
Father	Karikala Chola

Nedunkilli (Tamil: நெடுங்கிள்ளி ; Middle Tamil: Nedunkilli Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Nedunkilli Cōla; c. 450 BCE ^[3] – c. 405 BCE) was a Tamil king of the Early Cholas from the region of Tamilakam mentioned in Sangam Literature. Nedunkilli was mentioned in context with a civil war between him and another Chola Nalankilli. The only information we have is from the fragmentary poems of Sangam.

^ Arivumathi, Purananooru Kaatum Puthumaigal, p886
^ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar.
^ ^a ^b Sastri, p 216
^ Sastri, p 218
^ Puranānūru – 45, 45

[Arimathi_Thennaganp886-1] Arivumathi, Purananooru Kaatum Puthumaigal, p886

[2] Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar.

[Sastrip216-3] Sastri, p 216

[Sastrip112-4] Sastri, p 218

[5] Puranānūru – 45, 45

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Nedunkilli
Nedunkilli Chola

Reign	c. 425 BCE^[1]^[2]
Predecessor	Karikala Chola
Successor	Nalankilli
Born	c. 450 BCE^[3]
Died	c. 405 BCE^[4] Kariyaru, Chola Kingdom, Tamilakam^[5]
Father	Karikala Chola