| Nedunjeliyan I | |||||
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| 1st Pandyan Ruler | |||||
| Reign | 180 CE | ||||
| Predecessor | Koon Pandiyan | ||||
| Successor | Pudappandiyan | ||||
| Issue | Pudappandiyan | ||||
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| House | Pandyan | ||||
| Full name | |
|---|---|
| Aariyap Padai Kadantha Nedunj Cheliyan |
| Pandyan Kings (100s BC–1345) | |
| Koon Pandiyan | |
| Pudappandiyan | |
| Mudukudumi Paruvaludhi | |
| Nedunjeliyan I | |
| Nedunjeliyan II | |
| Nan Maran | |
| Nedunjeliyan III | |
| Maran Valudi | |
| Kadalan valuthi | |
| Musiri Mutriya Cheliyan | |
| Ukkirap Peruvaludi | |
| Kadungon | (590-620) |
| Maravarman Avani Culamani | (620–640) |
| Jayantavarman | (640-670) |
| Arikesari Maravarman | (670–710) |
| Kochadaiyan Ranadhiran | (710–735) |
| Maravarman Rajasimha I | (735–765) |
| Jatila Parantaka | (765–815) |
| Rasasingan II | (790–800) |
| Varagunan I | (800–830) |
| Srimara Srivallabha | (815–862) |
| Varagunavarman II | (862–880) |
| Parantaka Viranarayana | (880–900) |
| Maravarman Rajasimha III | (900–920) |
|
Aditya I (Chola Empire) |
(870-907) |
Nedunjeliyan I (c. 180 CE) was a Pandya king who is credited by the Sangam Age work Maduraikkanci with having won a battle against an Aryan (North Indian) army. Nedunjeliyan I was also the Pandya king of the epic Silappatikaram who later died of a broken heart. By Gajabahu synchronism, Nedunjeliyan I has been dated to about 180 CE and was a contemporary of the Chera king Senguttuvan.