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Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I

r. 1251–1268 · 13th century · Also known as Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I

Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I was the most powerful king of the Later Pandya dynasty of south India. He defeated the Cholas and the Hoysalas, campaigned in Sri Lanka and extended Pandya rule north to Nellore, where he performed a victory coronation. He gilded the roof of the temple at Srirangam and made the Pandyas the leading power of the Tamil country.

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