The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c8.231

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campaign as far as Tanjore, perhaps even farther south, from where he was driven back fighting all the way. The battles mentioned are all of them battles fought by the combined enemies. The Adigaiman Chief was only chief of Dharmapuri (Tagaḍūr). The Pāṇḍya advanced to very near Dharmapuri, fought the Pallavās on the one side and defeated them; and fought the Chēras on the other side, pursued the defeated Chēra army, went into the Coimbatore District, built a temple to Vishṇu at Kañjivāy Pērūr, then advanced through the Chēra country, defeated and destroyed the Chēra stronghold of Viḷiṇam marching across to the Pāṇḍyan frontiers, fortified Karavandapuram. This is the account as it appears actually in the Museum plates studied in the light of Pāṇḍya Charters known as the Veḷvikudi and Siṇṇamanūr Plates.—Editor.