South India and her Muhammadan Invaders c13.s1.101

c13.s1.101

32. *Neṭṭūr*.—This is a place just five miles to the west of Iḷaiyāṅguḍi, and is supposed to mark the western fringe of the ‘margossa forest’ of this part of the forest country. It must have been a place of great importance in the twelfth century as several battles were fought in this place. It was here that Kulottunga III, the Chola King, defeated Vīra Pāṇḍya one of the rivals to the Pāṇḍya throne. Two battles were fought here before that by the Ceylonese general in his campaigns in favour of this Vira Pāṇḍya's father. It is about seven or eight miles north by west of Paramaguḍi Railway Station.