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