Athiyamān Nedumān Añci

Who is Athiyamān Nedumān Añci?

Athiyamān Nedumān Añci was one of the most powerful Tamil Vēlir kings of the Sangam era. A famous royal of the Athiyamān family dynasty, he was the contemporary and the patron of poet Auvaiyar of the Sangam period. Athiyamān was a dynastic title of the Vēlir line who ruled over the Dharmapuri, Salem and surrounding areas with their capital at Tagadur. The most famous of their line were the father-son duo: Nedumān Añci and Elini. They were one of the Kadai ezhu vallal of arts and literature in ancient Tamilakam.