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Ellalan

Ellalan (Tamil: எல்லாளன், romanised: Ellāḷaṉ; Sinhala: එළාර, romanised: Eḷāra; 235–161 BCE), also referred to as Elara the Pious, and by the honorific epithet Manu Needhi Cholan[citation needed], was a member of the Tamil Chola dynasty in Southern India, who upon capturing the throne became king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom, in present-day Sri Lanka, from…

Defeat and death, The Legend of Manu Needhi Cholan & Birth and early life

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Born
235 BCE
Died
161 BCE (aged 73–74) Vijithapura, Kingdom of Anuradhapura
Dynasty
Chola
Issue
Veedhividangan[verification needed] Princess Shardha[citation needed]
Predecessor
Asela
Reign
c. 205 – c. 161 BCE

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Birth and early life

Defeat and death

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The Legend of Manu Needhi Cholan

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Ellalan

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Edges44
Triples60
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Ellalan

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related to Birth and early life · 19
Ellalan → Anuradhapura, Around, Asela, BCE, Chola-country, Damila, Elara, Ellalan's, His, In, Little, Mahavamsa, Mahaweli River He, Periya Puranam, Rajarata, Silappatikaram, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Thiruvarur
related to Defeat and death · 14
Ellalan → Big Rock, Confrontation, Despite Ellalan's, Dutugamunu, Dutugamunu's, Ellalan's, Kandula, Maha Pabbatha, Mahagama, Particularly, Saddha Tissa, Sinhalese, The Mahavamsa, Towards
related to The Legend of Manu Needhi Cholan · 14
Ellalan → After, Buddha, Chetiya, Chola, Impressed, In, Legend, Lord Shiva, Manu Needhi Cholan, One, The, The Mahavamsa, Upon, Veedhividangan
Born · 1
Ellalan → 235 BCE
Died · 1
Ellalan → 161 BCE (aged 73–74) Vijithapura, Kingdom of Anuradhapura
Dynasty · 1
Ellalan → Chola
Issue · 1
Ellalan → Veedhividangan[verification needed] Princess Shardha[citation needed]
Predecessor · 1
Ellalan → Asela
Reign · 1
Ellalan → c. 205 – c. 161 BCE
Religion · 1
Ellalan → Hinduism

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dutugamunu mahavamsa king citation needed sri chola sinhalese lanka one anuradhapura ellalan's tamil ellāḷaṉ said elara justice ordered just even

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EllalanBorn235 BCE1.00infobox
EllalanDied161 BCE (aged 73–74) Vijithapura, Kingdom of Anuradhapura1.00infobox
EllalanDynastyChola1.00infobox
EllalanIssueVeedhividangan[verification needed] Princess Shardha[citation needed]1.00infobox
EllalanPredecessorAsela1.00infobox
EllalanReignc. 205 – c. 161 BCE1.00infobox
EllalanReligionHinduism1.00infobox
EllalanSuccessorDutugamunu1.00infobox
Ellalanis apeculiar figure in the history of Sri Lanka0.90text
the Yalpana Vaipava Malaiinstance ofThe king asked what he should do to rectify the damage and they said that repairing the structure would be enough which is what he did.Chronicles0.80text
stone inscriptions like Konesar Kalvettu recount that Kulakkottaninstance ofThe king asked what he should do to rectify the damage and they said that repairing the structure would be enough which is what he did.Chronicles0.80text
an early Chola kinginstance ofThe king asked what he should do to rectify the damage and they said that repairing the structure would be enough which is what he did.Chronicles0.80text

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