Ponniyin Selvan
Volume 1
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| Author | Kalki Krishnamurthy |
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| Original title | பொன்னியின் செல்வன் |
| Illustrator | Thibika shanmugam |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Genre | Historical, Romance, Espionage, Thriller, Novel |
| Published | 1951–1954 (Kalki) |
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| Pages | 2600 pages (approx) |
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Ponniyin Selvan (Tamil: பொன்னியின் செல்வன், English: The Son of Ponni) is a 2400-page 20th-century Tamil historical novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. Written in five volumes, this narrates the story of Arulmozhivarman (later crowned as Rajaraja Chola I), one of the kings of the Chola Dynasty during the 10th and 11th centuries. Kalki Krishnamurthy finished the novel after nearly a period of three years and six months of writing and he visited Sri Lanka three times to learn some information to write this novel.
Ponniyin Selvan is a historical novel that centers on a number of real historical characters and incidents.
The oldest evidence that is available on the Chola dynasty is about the Chola king Karikal Peruvalathan and then many other kings after him such as Killivalavan, Nedunkilli, Perunkilli, etc. After this, the trail runs cold and resurfaces as Vijayalaya Cholan once again established the Chola dynasty after defeating the Pandiyas and the Pallavas.
Vijayalaya Cholan (AD 848-871) was the founder of the Medieval Chola dynasty. He conquered the country from a vassal chief of the Pallavas, and established Pazhayarai as the capital of the dynasty which was later shifted to Thanjavur during the rule of Sundara Chola. His son and successor Aditya I conquered the Pallavas and the Kongu country. Later, under the leadership of his son Parantaka I (c AD 907-955), the Cholas acquired a dominion which foreshadowed the greater empire of Rajaraja and Kulothunga Chola I. Parantaka I won victories over the Banas, the Gangas, the Pandya and the King of Ceylon.
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