Thamirabarani RiverThe Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk. It flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts of the Tamil Nadu state of southern India into the Gulf of Mannar. It was called the Tamraparni River in the pre-classical period, a name it lent to the island of Sri Lanka. The old Tamil name of the river is Porunai.
Edicts of Ashoka3rd-century BCE inscriptions in South AsiaThe Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka, as well as boulders and cave walls, attributed to Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from 268 BCE to 232 BCE. These inscriptions were dispersed throughout the areas of modern-day India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and provide the first tangible evidence of Buddhism.
Prince VijayaPrince Vijaya (Sinhala:විජය) (c. 543–505 BCE) was a legendary king of Tambapanni, based in modern day Sri Lanka. His reign was first mentioned in Mahāvaṃsa. He is said to have came to Sri Lanka with seven hundred followers after being banished from Sinhapura. However, there is no archaeological evidence of this. After arriving on the island, Vijaya and his settlers defeated a yaksha near "Thammena" (Tambapaṇṇī) displacing the inhabitants.
AshokaMauryan emperor from 269 to 232 BCEAshoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ; Sanskrit:, IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), most commonly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha from c. 268 BCE until his death, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to present-day Bangladesh in the east, with its capital at Pataliputra.
Ashoka's policy of DhammaDhamma (Pali: धम्म, romanized: dhamma; Sanskrit: धर्म, romanized: dharma) is a set of norms of social behavior and activities propagated in the edicts of the 3rd Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great, who succeeded to the Mauryan throne in modern-day India around 269 B.C.E. Ashoka is considered one of the greatest kings of ancient India for his policies of public welfare. DefinitionThe word dhamma is the Pāli form of the Sanskrit word dharma.
TirunelveliCity in Tamil Nadu, IndiaTirunelveli (Tamil:), also known as Nellai, is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the southern part of the state, on the west bank of the Thamirabarani River. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. As per the 2011 census, it had a population of 473,637 individuals, and was the seventh-largest city in the state by population.
SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language of South AsiaSanskrit (; stem form संस्कृत; nominal singular संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age.
Copper (color)Copper is a reddishbrowncolor that resembles the metalcopper. The first recorded use of copper as a color name in English was in 1594. Variations of copperPale copperAt right is displayed pale tone of copper that is called copper in Crayola crayons. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1903. Copper redAt right is displayed the color copper red. The first recorded use of copper red as a color name in English was in 1590.
Chola dynastyTamil dynasty of South India Chola DynastyImperial, and Royal, dynastyImperial coin of Emperor Rajaraja I (985–1014). Uncertain Tamilnadu mint.
Tamil languageThis article contains Indic text. Without proper , you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text.
TambapaṇṇīTambapanni is the district in Sri Lanka where Prince Vijaya landed after leaving Supparaka. Later on the capital was founded in Tambapanni and following that the whole island came to bear the same name.
Pandya dynastyAncient Tamil dynasty of South IndiaToday part ofIndiaSri Lanka*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.