Tagadur Erinda Perumcheral
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Tagadur Erinda Perumcheral was a Chera
king during the Sangam period (between the 1st and the 3rd century CE) in South India
. His capital was Vanci.
He was famous in Tamil
poetry for the invasion and destruction of the great city of Thagadoor of Athiyamaan Nedumaan Anci. He was a Tamil poet himself and had sung the Marutha thinai chapters of Kalitokai in the Sangam Literature
. He is the hero of the eighth chapter of Pathirrupattu.
Chera dynasty
Chera Dynasty in South India is one of the most ancient ruling dynasties in India. Together with the Cholas and the Pandyas, they formed the three principle warring Iron Age Tamil kingdoms in southern India...
king during the Sangam period (between the 1st and the 3rd century CE) in South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. His capital was Vanci.
He was famous in Tamil
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...
poetry for the invasion and destruction of the great city of Thagadoor of Athiyamaan Nedumaan Anci. He was a Tamil poet himself and had sung the Marutha thinai chapters of Kalitokai in the Sangam Literature
Sangam literature
Sangam literature refers to a body of classical Tamil literature created between the years c. 600 BCE to 300 CE. This collection contains 2381 poems composed by 473 poets, some 102 of whom remain anonymous The period during which these poems were composed is commonly referred to as the Sangam...
. He is the hero of the eighth chapter of Pathirrupattu.