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Nannan
Nannan was a chief of Ezhimala on the coast of northern Kerala, known from Sangam poetry in Tamil of the early centuries CE. Poets praise his wealth, his hill fortress and his generosity, but also remember him as harsh and ruthless. He is said to have been defeated in war by the Chera kings, and he is one of the best known of the local chiefs of the Sangam age.
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