Sunday, March 20, 2011

The battle of Venni

The battle of Venni is one of the popular battles of ancient Tamil history. The exact year of the battle is unknown. It hapenned during the Tamil Sangam period in a place named Venni near today's Tanjore city in Tamil Nadu, South India. This battle should have hapenned between 2nd century BC and 2nd century AD.

The ancient Tamil literature 'Pattinaththu Palai' talks about Karikala Chola and his great victory in the battle of Venni. In the battle of Venni, it is evident that Karikala Chola won Chera king, Pandya king and 11 other small princes together. The reason for this battle is unknown. In this battle, the Chera king got hurt on his back. The Chera king being the legendary ancient Tamil king and being the one who followed the culture of ancient Tamil warrior, committed suicide due to this. The poet Venni Kuyaththiyar, a friend of Karikalan, witnessed this battle and sung about the same.

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