[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Studies in Cola History and Administration](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sastri-1932) › c7.167 # Studies in Cola History and Administration c7.167 Studies in Cōḻa History and Administration c7.167 - **Language:** English ### [c7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sastri-1932.c7.167) being the father of Pili-vaḷai, he was the ruler of the Nāga country (Nākanāḍu). There has been a great amount of speculation on the Nāgas in recent years; no connection between them and the Bāṇas has ever been suggested; nor indeed does it seem likely. The attempt to derive Vaḷai from Bali is indeed hopeless; the suggested identification of the Andhrapatha with Pākarāṣṭra is quite plausible; \* but, in itself, this does not go far to support the identification of the Nāga king of the Maṇimēkalai with an imaginary Bāṇa king. - [Previous: c7.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sastri-1932.c7.166) - [Next: c7.168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sastri-1932.c7.168) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sastri-1932.c7) ## Linked texts (1) - [Maṇimēkalai](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sangam.five_great_epics.manimekalai) — Cīttalaic Cāttaṉār, Tamil --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sastri-1932.c7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sastri-1932.c7.167) · Pramāṇa