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| '''Tamil Kshatriyas''' are a group of ]s belonging to the ] caste who spoke the ] and ruled much of the present day ] and ] during the first millenum. Large parts of the present day Sri Lanka were also ruled by Tamil Kshatriyas.<ref>Tamil culture in Ceylon: a general introduction | |||
| By M. D. Raghavan </ref> Many of the royal clans now living in Kerala are also thought to have been descended from Tamil Kshatriyas.<ref>History of medieval Kerala | |||
| By V. K. R. Menon, Rathi Ramachandran, Girija Narayanan, Ammini Ramachandran </ref> | |||
| == Ancient period == | |||
| The ], ] and ] royal dynasties who ruled Southern India were originally Tamil speaking. The Cheras are thought to have been descended from ] and therefore ], the Cholas from the sun (]) and the Pandyas from the moon (]).<ref></ref> | |||
| == Present period == | |||
| Modern scholars consider the high ranking ] subcastes as the scions of the ancient Tamil aristocracy.<ref name="Ancient Indian History and Civilization By Sailendrda Nath Sen">Ancient Indian History and Civilization By Sailendrda Nath Sen page 205 & 207: "... the Vellalars were the aristocratic classe and were held in high esteem..."</ref><ref>The Tamils Eighteen Hundred Years Ago by V.Kanakasahai page 113: "The Chera, Chola and Pandyan kings and most of the petty chiefs of Tamilakam belonged to the tribe of Vellâlas." </ref><ref>Tamil studies: essays on the history of the Tamil people, language, religion and literature By Muttusvami Srinivasa Aiyangar pages 63: "No traces of the Tamil kings are to be found at present in this country, and it is highly probable that they should have merged in the pure Vellala caste." </ref> | |||
| Scholars consider the high ranking ] castes ], ], etc., are the scions of the ancient Tamil aristocracy<ref name="Ancient Indian History and Civilization By Sailendrda Nath Sen">Ancient Indian History and Civilization By Sailendrda Nath Sen page 205 & 207: "... the Vellalars were the aristocratic classe and were held in high esteem..."</ref><ref>The Tamils Eighteen Hundred Years Ago by V.Kanakasahai page 113: "The Chera, Chola and Pandyan kings and most of the petty chiefs of Tamilakam belonged to the tribe of Vellâlas." </ref><ref>Tamil studies: essays on the history of the Tamil people, language, religion and literature By Muttusvami Srinivasa Aiyangar pages 63: "No traces of the Tamil kings are to be found at present in this country, and it is highly probable that they should have merged in the pure Vellala caste." </ref>. | |||
| ] in the ] corpus ], ] and ] are descendents of the great (]) invaders from '''Odra desam''' and '''Sallia desam''' of the north, who are called 'Oddiars' ] as per the Nanjai Idayar ]s<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/p1salemrich01richuoft#page/148/mode/2up</ref>. | |||
| The equally fierce ]s of ] also see ], ]s, Ambalakkarars, ]s and other ] under their ancestor Muttani Raja descendent of ] of Kalahasti, frontier place between the Tamil lands and, according to the plates were invited by the ], ] and ] kings to face the Oddiars. These people are still called '''vadugar''' or the people from the north. ] mentions these people as 'Vadugar' people from the immediate north i.e ] <ref>http://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/songview.php?thiru=7&Song_idField=7049&padhi=100+&button=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95</ref>. Some historians even count the ]s with their prime deity '''Periyandavar''' ('''Peddaranaswamy'''), '''Pedda''' being ] for 'big', as part of the 'Vadugar' corpus. | |||
| The above two rival fierce peoples, the Oddiar - Salliars and the Vadugar (also called Vadugu, Pidugu and Mudugu) have made Tamil Nadu as their homeland ever since. The ] hegemony over the Tamil regions was broken at this time thereby ushering the end of the Golden age of Tamils, the ] and the beginning of the ]. | |||
| == References == | |||
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| {{Kshatriya Communities}} | |||
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