Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I

Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I
Emmandalamum Kondaruliya Pandya, Tribhuvana Chakravarthy, Ponveintha Perumal, Hemachadana Raja
Pandyan Empire under Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I
Pandyan Emperor
Reign1251 CE–1268 CE[1]
Coronation1251 CE
PredecessorMaravarman Sundara Pandyan II
SuccessorMaravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I
BornMadurai, Pandya Empire
(modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died1268 CE
Madurai, Pandya Empire
(modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
Issue
DynastyPandyan
FatherMaravarman Sundara Pandyan II
ReligionHinduism

Jatavarman Sundara I, also known as Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan, was an emperor of the Pandyan dynasty who ruled regions of Tamilakam (present day South India), Northern Sri Lanka, and Southern Andhra between 1250–1268 CE.[2] He is remembered for his patronage of the arts and Dravidian architecture, along with refurbishment and decoration of many Kovils (temple) in the Tamil continent. He oversaw a massive economic growth of the Pandyan empire. On the eve of his death in 1268 CE, the second Pandyan empire's power and territorial extent had risen to its zenith till Nellore and Kadapa by defeating Telugu Chola rulers Vijaya Gandagopala, Manumasiddhi III of Nellore Cholas and Ganapatideva of Kakatiyas.[3]

  1. ^ Sen (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  2. ^ Sethuraman, p124
  3. ^ K.A., Nilakanta Sastri. A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. p. 206.