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Malaiyamān Thirumudi Kāri was one of the kings of the Tamil royal house clan Velir of the Malaiyamān dynasty.〔''Topics in South Indian history:from early times up to 1565 A.D., page 54''〕〔''Social and cultural history of Tamilnad, Volume 1, page 230''〕 He is one of ''Kadai ezhu vallal'', literally the last seven patrons of art and literature. The Malaiyamān chiefs ruled over the Tirukoyilur area also known as Kovalur. it was ruled by kovalar kings.It was a strategically important region located on southern the banks of the Pennar river and en route from west coast to the east coast via Arikamedu in ancient Tamilakkam.〔''Trade, ideology, and urbanization: South India 300 BC to AD 1300, page 138''〕 They traced their lineage to the ancient Chedi Kingdom mentioned in the Kurukshetra war〔''Nālandā and its epigraphic material, page 94''〕〔''Epigraphia Indica, Volume 7, page 115''〕 Thirumudi Kari rose to become a powerful emperor in Tamilakkam before he was killed by the early Chola king Killivalavan. ==Battles== Defeat against Athiyaman In 118 CE, he waged war on Thagadoor against the famous Athiyamān Nedumān Añci. It was an attempt fuelled by his longtime desire to become an emperor equivalent in power to the Cholas. After a fierce battle, Kāri would lose Kovalur to Athiyamān and would only regain it much later after Peruncheral Irumporai sacks Tagadur.〔''History of Tamilnad:to A.D. 1565, page 66''〕 Victory against Ōri In 120 CE, the Chera king ''Paalai paadiya'' Perum Cheral Irumporrai sought his strategic help in the conquest of Kollimalai. Kaari agreed to conquer Kollimalai for the Chera and it was agreed that the Chera should on his behalf invade Thagadoor in order to avenge his earlier defeat. This strange pact was due to the strategically important easy access points favouring the Chera and Kaari in the case of Thagadoor and Kollimalai respectively. Kāri defeated and killed Ōri, another Vēlir king and took Kolli Hills.〔''Studies in Tamil Literature and History, page 56''〕 In turn the Chera undertook the march of Thagadoor, which is memorialized in the ''Thagadoor Yaaththirai'' of Sangam literature. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malaiyamān Thirumudi Kāri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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