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vii; Nalankilli had perhaps to be fighting throughout នៃ reign. že must have been ruling for many years, with Käviri-p-pümpattinam as his capital as is evident from Pumvese 30, Najafikigi's period was a period of dual monarchy in the Căia country, the capital of the second kingdom being Uraiyūr. One is not quite certain if Nalańkilli had to reside in Käviri-p-pāmData having lost Uraiyūr to Netumkilli or if both Netuñkilli and he were occupying two different thrones in two different capitals. It is clear that Nalańkilli had to fight against Netumkilli. Maybe he could recover or annex (whichever was the case) and give it the status of primary capital. The Muttoilayiram mentions Urantai (Uraiyūr) as the Cöla capital, and the inference is that Nalafikili took it from Netuñkilli. H 菇 The titles of the Côja king mentioned in the work are Kõkkiļļi, Cempian, Uranaiyār-ko, Punal Nātan and Kavirinir Nātag. These tities while generally applicable to all the early Calas seem to refer to Nalańkilli in particular. Nalańkilli is the subject matter of a larger number of verses in the Puram than most other Căla rulers except Karikālan." The verses give the following information about him; He was a great poet. He destroyed the seven walls of the Pánfiyan kingdom and planted his tiger-banner. He besieged and took Uraiyūr which had been in the possession of a kinsman of his. He was the elder brother of Māvajattān. His other names were Cétcenni, Putpakai and servenkilli. His enemy was Netumkilli. Those who sang in his praise were Uraiyūr Mutukkannan Căttanār, Kövår kilār and Äłattūr kilar.“ - The date of Nalańkilli has to be fixed after Karikālan whose date itself is still wrapped in controversy; but allowing some margin for the sake of a liberal estimate of his age, Najafikilli may be asciibed to the third century A.D. This would roughly correspond to the period immediately after the Cañkam age. 4. He is praised in 14 verses. 5. Puram verses—27 to 33, 4. He is praised in 14 yerses, 5. Pugano verses—27 to 33.