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Vira Pandyan

Son of Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I; his succession dispute with his brother Sundara Pandyan is recorded as inviting the Delhi Sultanate's invasion under Malik Kafur

Relationships

Siblings
Sundara Pandyan

Introduction

Son of Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I; his succession dispute with his brother Sundara Pandyan is recorded as inviting the Delhi Sultanate's invasion under Malik Kafur

Family

  • Father: Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I
  • Siblings: Sundara Pandyan

This article records a figure from the medieval Chola and Pandya dynasties of Tamilakam (9th-14th century CE), reconstructed primarily from temple and copper-plate inscriptions rather than a single continuous chronicle. Where a genealogical claim could not be confirmed against reliable inscriptional or scholarly sources, it has been left unrecorded rather than guessed, as noted in the individual entries.

Sources

  1. Chola and Pandya dynastic inscriptions (primary text)
  2. The Colas (scholarly)

This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above. Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.