The Pandyan Kingdom from the Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century c15.54

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² *Sen Tamil*, vol. iv, p. 493. The identification of Gaṇḍagōpāla and of the Aryan allies of the Telungas presents considerable difficulty. For the Aryas, see Dr. S. K. Aiyangar, *op. cit*, p. 49, n. 4; also the reference given in the preceding note. It is not clear why Prof. S. K. Aiyangar says ‘the Aryar are referred to in connection with the Hoysalas in all the three references to them we have.’ I have tentatively assumed that it is a reference to Gaṇapati and his forces which aided Gaṇḍagōpāla. From the expression *Viragaṇḍagōpāla-vipina-dāva-dahana* in the Sanskrit introduction, it has been assumed (e.g. *A.R.E.*, 1916, part ii, para 81 and Appendix G) that the opponent of Jaṭāvarman Sundara Pāndya was Vīragaṇḍagōpāla. But, the Tamil record speaks only of Gaṇḍagōpāla