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(6) Sengunra-nādu :- Alangudi, Angudi, and Mêlanilai. (c) Turumā-nādu :-Anamandai, Kannanūr, Tirunāvalur and Turumā, -all in
Tirumeyyam Taluk. Kēraļaśinga-valanādu' and Madurodaya-vaļanādu? mentioned in the plates are two other districts of the Pāndya country. The former covered a very large portion of the Tiruppattur Taluk of the Rämnad District, a part of the Pudukkottai State and seems to have extended also into the Sivaganga Zamindari. It had several sub-divisions of which six are known, viz., (1) Kalvāyil-nādu, (2) Sõlapāņdya-vaļanādu" (3) Kil-Kundāru, (4) Tēnārruppökku, (5) Tiruttiyur-Muttam, and (6) Adalaiyūr-nādu. Of the villages of (1) Kalvāyil-nādu, viz., Nelvāyil, Pullamangalam', Kulasēkharapuram, and Sundarapāņdiyapuram,' are in the Pudukkottai State while Ilaiyattakuļi alias(or near) Kulasēkharapuram, Iraniyūr," Korramangalam and Kunrattūri are in the Tiruppattur Taluk. The villages in (2) are Kāraiyūr, Tirukkottiyūr, 18 Solamärttānda-chaturvēdimangalam, i.e., Sivapuri, Kannamangalam, Karunguļattūr,16 Mēlūr," Püdikkudi 18 Sirudaiūrio and Sirudai.20 The village Alagāpuri, al was situated in (3). In the sub-division of Tēnārruppõkku was the village Niyam.ama (Nēmam). Tiruttiyūr-Muttam had two divisions; in the eastern division (Kilai-Tiruttiyur-Muttam) were the villages Siruvayal, Anniyür, Desangulam, Kodunguļam. Vēppanguļam, and Verriyür," while Melai-TiruttiyūrMuttam had Paganēri" in it. The village of Tirukkunrakkudia (Kunnakkudi) was in Adalaiyūrnādu in which passed the river Tēnāru27: The villages of Ilai-Kadambanguļam” (modern Sannavaram), Pilar and Korramangalam were in Tiruttiyūr-Muttam : but it is not known whether they belonged to the eastern or western division.
No. 617 of 1905 states that this is a district of Pandimandalam. 2 No. 319 of Madras Epigraphical Collection for 1927-28.
* Though the term valanddu is usually employed to denote a district, it indicates a sub-division here. Owing to the large size of Keralasinga-vaļanādu, it seems to have been split up into two parts in later days. • Nos. 252 and 258 of the Pudukkottai State Collection.
No. 267 of the same collection. • No. 491 of the same collection.
No. 346 of the same. • No. 38 of the Madras Epigraphical Collection for 1926 and No. 182 of 8. I. I., Vol. VIII.
No. 4 of the Madras Epigraphical Collection for 1926. 10 No. 80 of 1916 of the same collection. 11 No. 85 of 1916. 12 No. 133 of the same for 1907. 13 No. 284 of the same for 1923, Nos. 291-2 for 1929-30 and 8. I. 1., Vol. IV, p. 529. 14 Nos. 16 and 20 of Madras Epigraphical Collection for 1928-29. 15 No. 36 of the same collection for 1916. 16 No. 64 of the same for 1928-29. 17 No. 201 of the same for 1924. 18 No. 200 of the same for 1924. 19 No. 304 of the same for 1929-30. 20 No. 224 of the same for 1924. 11 No. 101 of the same for 1924. 32 Nos. 1, 77 and 83 of the same for 1924. 18 No. 55 of the same for 1924. * 8. I. I., Vol. VIII, No. 180. 35 No. 58 of the Madras Epigraphical Collection for 1924. * No. 25 of the same for 1909. » No. 263 of Pudukkottai State Collection. 1 No. 14 of the Madras Epigraphical Collection for 1916. ** No. 12 of the same. 30 No. 50 of the same collection for 1924.
