Arikesari Maravarman

Arikesari
Maravarman
Reignc. 640–690 CE
PredecessorSeliyan Sendan (Jayantavarman)
SuccessorKo Chadaiyan Ranadhira
DynastyPandya
Pandya dynasty
Early Pandya polity
Early Medieval Pandyas

Arikesari Maravarman (r. c. 640–690 CE),[1] also known as Parankusa,(Tamil: அரிகேசரி மாறவர்மன்) was a Pandya king of early medieval south India.[2]

Arikesari's reign witnessed the beginning of the Pandya contesting with the Pallavas in the northern part of the Tamil country.[2] He probably entered into an alliance with Chalukyas (to the counter the Pallavas).[3] The Pandyas also fought with the Cheras ("Keralas") under his rule.[4]

  1. ^ Subramanian, T. S (21 November 2020). "'Pandyan Nindraseer Nedumaran' review: A warrior-king and his legacy". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1929, p. 50-51.
  3. ^ K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1958, p. 147.
  4. ^ K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1929, p. 53.