Mannan Magal
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Mannan Magal meaning "Princess" or "King's Daughter," is a Tamil language
historical novel
written by Sandilyan
. The story is based on ancient Tamil poetry. It is a love story set around 1019 CE, focusing on the Rajendra Chola's invasion of Ganges and politics in the Vengi Kingdom
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Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
historical novel
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
written by Sandilyan
Sandilyan
Sandilyan or Chandilyan is the Pen name of Bhashyam Iyengar, a noted Tamil writer of Historical fiction. He is known for his historical romance and adventure novels, often set in the times of the Chola and Pandya empires.-Early life:...
. The story is based on ancient Tamil poetry. It is a love story set around 1019 CE, focusing on the Rajendra Chola's invasion of Ganges and politics in the Vengi Kingdom
Vengi
The Vengi kingdom extended from the Godavari River in the north to Mount Mahendragiri in the southeast and to just south of the banks of River Krishna in the south of India. This area was part of Kalinga until that kingdom was conquered by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire in the mid 3rd century...
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Characters
- Karikalan (fictional)
- Niranchana Devi (fictional)
- Sengamala Selvi (fictional)
- Rajendra Chola
- Vanjiya Devar
- Arayan Raajaraajan
- Brammaraayar
- Thuravi (fictional)