The Velir were a royal house of minor dynastic kings and aristocratic chieftains in Tamilakam in the early historic period of South India. They had close...

derived from the word Vel (வேள்), Vel being a title that was borne by the Velir chieftains of Sangam age among other things. The word Vellalar (வெள்ளாளர்...

Vēḷ Pari was a ruler of Vēḷir lineage, who ruled Parambu nādu and surrounding regions in ancient Tamilakam towards the end of the Sangam era. The name...

included eleven Velir chieftains apart from the two major rulers and invaded the Chola territory.[citation needed] It is unclear why even the Velir who were...

Atiyamāṉ (also known as Adhiyamān, Adigamān or Satyaputra-Atiyān) were a royal Velir dynasty. These king-chiefs ruled from their capital Tagadur (present day...

Boothi Vikramakesari was a Velir Irukkuvel commander of the Chola Empire during Sundara Chola's reign. He is best remembered for building the Moovar Koil...

and the Chera dynasty. There were also a few independent chieftains, the Velirs (Satyaputra). The earliest datable references to the Tamil kingdoms are...

the close friend, confidant and alleged favorite of Vēl Pāri, one of the Vēlir kings. He was the author of Inna Narpathu, a didactic work of the Sangam...

complex spread from southern India along with Dravidian clans such as the Velir, prior to the migration of Prakrit speakers. One of the first written references...

warrior and ruled the Chola kingdom with Uraiyur as the capital. He married a Velir princess from Alundur and their child was Karikala Chola. Ilamchetchenni...

called Vendhar ruled over several tribes of Velala (peasants), headed by the Velir chiefs. The rulers patronized multiple religions including vedic religion...

ruled by the Three Crowned Kings of the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas. Smaller Velir kings and chieftains ruled certain territories and maintained relationship...

understood only by scholars. The Purananuru mentions that the ancestors of Velir kings where born from the Sacred fire of a Northern sage and the Paṭṭiṉappālai...

complex spread from southern India along with Dravidian clans such as the Velir, prior to the migration of Prakrit speakers. Settlements of culturally similar...

as follows: The king of Uraiyur (Tiruchirappalli) Ilamcetcenni married a Velir princess from Azhundur and she became pregnant and gave birth to Karikala...

writer Malaiyamaan Kaari, one of the kings of the Tamil royal house clan Velir of the Malaiyamān dynasty All pages with titles beginning with Kaari All...

constitute a fort complex, each having a separate and self-contained citadel. Velir Ay dynasty Maniyani (caste) Golla Gavli Mayon Notes The five regions that...

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Irungkōvēl, Irukkuvēl, and Ilangōvēlir, was a title of the Irunkōvēl line of Velir kings. The Irunkovel line of kings ruled over Konadu identified with the...

dynasties of Pandya, Chola and Chera, and a few independent chieftains, the Velir. The evidence on the early history of the Tamil kingdoms consists of the...

Caṅkam (Sangam) polity and is said to have led the migration of eighteen Vēlir tribes from Dvārakā to the south. The northern traditional stories, states...

chieftaincies, headed by the chiefs called by the general denomination Vel or Velir. Still lower at the local level there were clan chiefs called kizhar or...

literature Akananuru mentions the name of the place as Pothini, ruled by Velir chieftain Vel chieftain Neduvel Avi. The name Pothini was derived from Tamil...

complex spread from southern India along with Dravidian clans such as the Velir, prior to the migration of Prakrit speakers. Once Prakrit speakers had attained...

Economy Society Religion Music Early Pandyas Early Cheras Early Cholas Velirs Medieval history Kalabhra Empire Pallava Empire Pandyan Empire Chola Empire...

Thingmen Timawa Triballi Thracians Trojans Uskoks Valkyrie Varangian Guard Velir or Vellalar Vikings Virago Voynuks Warrior monk White Lotus Sect Zulu warriors...

Black-and-Red Ware and even some Roman Imperial coins. The so-called "velir" hill chieftains are assumed to be associated with these megalithic burials...

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1978) to a South Indian tradition, according to which eighteen Yadava (Velir) clans are believed to have migrated from the North to the Deccan around...

bore several inscriptions, including a clan name—vela, a name related to velir from ancient Tamil country. Epigraphic evidence shows people identifying...