Ilamcetcenni(Tamil: இளம்சேட்சென்னி) was an early Chola king of the Sangam age in South India, who ruled around 301 B.C.
He was a great warrior and ruled the chola kingdom with Puhar as capital. He married a Velir Princess and the child born to the Royal couple is called Karikala Cholan. Cholas overpowered Cheras and Pandiyas. This is the period where Magadha dynasty had established its empire from Persia to southern India. Bindusara son of Chandra Gupta Maurya conquered almost the whole India except Kalinga and Cholas. It is also mentioned that Ilanchetcheni had a good relation with Bindusara. But fragmentary poems of Sangam in the Purananuru states that, Ilamcetcenni successfully resisted the exploration of Mauryas down the southern region of the Indian subcontinent.
He was then succeeded by Karikala Chola (also known as Thirumavalavan), who is considered the greatest among the Early cholas.
References
- Mudaliar, A.S, Abithana Chintamani (1931), Reprinted 1984 Asian Educational Services, New Delhi.
- Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1935). The CōĻas, University of Madras, Madras (Reprinted 1984).
- Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1955). A History of South India, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002).
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