Pandya king of Madurai

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The Pandya king of Madurai is a central monarchic figure in the Tamil epic Cilappatikāram, whose fateful judgment and its consequences drive much of the poem’s tragic narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic character
fictional king
literary character
monarch
appearsIn Cilappatikaram
linked to: Cilappatikāram
associatedDynasty Pandya dynasty
contrastedWith divine justice embodied by Kannaki
culture Tamil
genreOfWork Tamil epic poetry
governs Pandya kingdom
indirectlyCauses Kannaki’s wrath
destruction of Madurai by Kannaki
execution of Kovalan
involvedIn trial of Kovalan
languageOfWork Tamil
makesJudgmentOn Kovalan
moralThemeRelation fallibility of kings
problem of royal justice
narrativeFunction central monarchic figure
judge in Kovalan’s case
narrativeRole his judgment triggers the tragedy in Cilappatikaram
primaryLocationInText city of Madurai
reignsOver Madurai
religiousContext South Indian Hindu milieu
roleIn Cilappatikaram
linked to: Cilappatikāram
settingPeriod ancient Tamilakam
symbolizes earthly royal authority
textualOrigin Cilappatikaram, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature
linked to: Cilappatikāram
workTradition Sangam-era literary tradition

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Cilappatikāram includesCharacter Pandya king of Madurai
Queen Mangayarkkarasiyar spouse Pandya king Koon Pandyan
linked to: Pandya king of Madurai
கோவலன் killedBy மதுரை பாண்டிய மன்னன்
linked to: Pandya king of Madurai