Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s6.t3.1
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s6.t3.1
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The Mamandur inscription (No. 73, ca. 3rd century A.D.) near Kanchipuram refers to Kaṇimāṉ, 'the chieftain (*kōṉ*) who took Tēṉūr'. He was probably a local chieftain in this region before the Pallava occupation of Kanchipuram around the middle of the 3rd century A.D.