Ellalan
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title:
Ellalan
text:
Ellalan, also referred to as Elara the Pious, and by the honorific epithet Manu Needhi Cholan, was a member of the Tamil Chola dynasty in Southern India, who upon capturing the throne became king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom, in present-day Sri Lanka, from 205 BCE to 161 BCE. Ellalan is traditionally presented as being a just king even by the Sinhalese. The Mahavamsa states that he ruled 'with even justice toward friend and foe, on occasions of disputes at law, and elaborates how he even ordered
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King of Anuradhapura
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellalan
date created:
2006-03-08T11:35:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T11:49:43Z
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