Arisil or Aricil is a branch of the river Kaveri in the Tanjore district.[1] It was the site of many a battle between the different Tamil kingdoms. One of the most notable being the 9th-century war between Nripatunga Pallava and Sri Mara Pandya in which the latter was defeated. Nripatunga was the son of Nandivarman III by a Rashtrakuta princess[2][3]
| Arisil River | |
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 Aricil River |
The Arisil is also mentioned in the 10th chapter of the famous Tamil book Ponniyin Selvan.[4]
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Bridge over Arisil river -
Aricil river, another view
References
edit- ^ Sailendra Nath Sen. Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International, 1999 - India - 668 pages. p. 449.
- ^ Indian History. Allied Publishers. p. A-422.
- ^ Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri. The Culture and History of the Tamils. K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1964 - Tamil (Indic people) - 181 pages. p. 26.
- ^ Kalki Krishnamurthy. Ponniyin Selvan. Vanathi Pathippagam, 1954.