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Breaking the Crown of Indra
The PÄá¹á¸yas and Their Dynastic Identity in the South Indian Context
Series: - Brill's Indological Library, Volume: 61
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From the first years of our era up to the 18th century, in between wars, conquests, defeats and stellar political risings: Breaking the Crown of Indra takes you through a long and engaging quest to answer the apparently simple question âWho were the PÄá¹á¸yas?â
With the help of epigraphic evidence, literary texts, and temple chronicles never translated before, David Pierdominici Leão reconstructs the evolution of the PÄá¹á¸ya royal perception through the different periods of this Tamil kingdom. His study investigates the so-called phenomenon of the âPÄá¹á¸yanessâ, a concept enriched by different dynastic identities, mythical narratives of deeds and divinised sovereigns.
With the help of epigraphic evidence, literary texts, and temple chronicles never translated before, David Pierdominici Leão reconstructs the evolution of the PÄá¹á¸ya royal perception through the different periods of this Tamil kingdom. His study investigates the so-called phenomenon of the âPÄá¹á¸yanessâ, a concept enriched by different dynastic identities, mythical narratives of deeds and divinised sovereigns.
David Pierdominici Leão, Ph.D. (2018), Sapienza University in Rome, is a Researcher in the Department of Languages and Cultures of India and South Asia at the Jagiellonian University. He is the author of several articles on Indian literature and history.
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
â1âThe concept of#x201C;PÄá¹á¸yanessâ
â2âMethodological considerations
â3âConclusive remarks
1 The World of the Caá¹ kam Heroes: PÄá¹á¸ya rulers in the shadow of time
â1âHistorical background: the earliest references
â2âThe Caá¹ kam era and literature, and the Three Academies
â3âThe Puá¹anÄá¹Å«á¹u: tribal warriors of the South
â4ââThe Good Counsel in Maduraiâ: the King and the city
â5âThe CilappatikÄram: the beginning of the PÄá¹á¸ya dynastic narratives
â6âThe kÅvai string for the PÄá¹á¸ya: aesthetics exemplified through the royal persona
â7âConclusive remarks
2 Family matters: dynastic perception and copper plates in the age of the#x201C;First Empireâ
â1âHistorical scenario
â2âThe Early PÄá¹á¸ya epigraphical corpus: preliminary considerations
â3âThe PÄá¹á¸ya royal identity engraved on copper: the VÄḷvikuá¹i plates
â4âThe#x201C;smallerâ Ciá¹á¹amaá¹Å«r plates
â5âThe TaḷavÄypuram plates
â6âThe#x201C;largerâ Ciá¹á¹amaá¹Å«r charter
â7âThe CivakÄci plates
â8âConclusive remarks
3 The Emerald King: the apogee of the PÄá¹á¸ya power during the#x201C;Second Empireâ
â1âHistorical introduction
â2âThe PÄá¹á¸ya narratives#x201C;in exileâ and during the reconquest
â3âThe#x201C;Second Empireâ: the golden age of Jaá¹Ävarman SundaraI
â4âCelebrating the glory of the dhÄrmika Emperor in Tirupati
â5âThe King and the god in#x015A;rÄ«raá¹ gam: who is who?
â6âConclusive remarks
4 The Poet who sang the god in Teá¹ kÄÅi: sacralization of identity and precarious kingship
â1âHistorical frame
â2âThe PÄá¹á¸yas outside Madurai in the 14thâ15th centuries
â3âThe Teá¹ kÄÅi kingdom in the 15thâ16th centuries
â4âMaá¹á¸alakavi and the PÄá¹á¸yakulodayamahÄkÄvya
â5âThe TiruviḷaiyÄá¹aá¹purÄá¹am and the HÄlÄsyamÄhÄtmya
â6âThundering clouds and the#x201C;mortal manâ: legitimising the divine power
â7âA new city for the god: Teá¹ kÄÅi and Arikesari ParÄkrama
â8âA god is born: the new idiom of the PÄá¹á¸ya royal ideology
â9âThe hero of the poem: Jaá¹ilavarman ParÄkrama KulaÅekhara
â10âThe physical description of the Teá¹ kÄÅi King
â11âThe#x015B;Ästric conception of Indian royalty
â12âThe royal body and alaá¹kÄras: the new sovereign in the kÄvya production
â13âMerging into the sacred: geopolitics and transfiguring digvijayas
â14âYelling against history:#x201C;epic of resistanceâ and cultural reaction
5 Flower garlands shading away: royal genealogies and the nostalgy of power
â1âHistorical introduction
â2âRemembering the past, the ineffectiveness of the present: the later Teá¹ kÄÅi genealogies
â3âThe PutukkÅá¹á¹ai copper plates
â4âThe#x015A;rÄ«villiputtÅ«r record
â5âThe TaḷavÄyagrahÄram plates (Å. 1504)
â6âThe TaḷavÄyagrahÄram plates (Å. 1510)
â7âLast glimpse before the curtains fall: 1754â¯CE
Appendix1: List of PÄá¹á¸ya Kings in the Puá¹anÄá¹Å«á¹u
Appendix2: Early PÄá¹á¸yas
Appendix3: TransitionâThe Second Empire
Appendix4: The Teá¹ kÄÅi Court in the 15thâ16th centuries
Appendix5: Teá¹ kÄÅi after ParÄkrama KulaÅekhara
Appendix6: The most recurrent PÄá¹á¸ya dynastic narratives
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Introduction
â1âThe concept of#x201C;PÄá¹á¸yanessâ
â2âMethodological considerations
â3âConclusive remarks
1 The World of the Caá¹ kam Heroes: PÄá¹á¸ya rulers in the shadow of time
â1âHistorical background: the earliest references
â2âThe Caá¹ kam era and literature, and the Three Academies
â3âThe Puá¹anÄá¹Å«á¹u: tribal warriors of the South
â4ââThe Good Counsel in Maduraiâ: the King and the city
â5âThe CilappatikÄram: the beginning of the PÄá¹á¸ya dynastic narratives
â6âThe kÅvai string for the PÄá¹á¸ya: aesthetics exemplified through the royal persona
â7âConclusive remarks
2 Family matters: dynastic perception and copper plates in the age of the#x201C;First Empireâ
â1âHistorical scenario
â2âThe Early PÄá¹á¸ya epigraphical corpus: preliminary considerations
â3âThe PÄá¹á¸ya royal identity engraved on copper: the VÄḷvikuá¹i plates
â4âThe#x201C;smallerâ Ciá¹á¹amaá¹Å«r plates
â5âThe TaḷavÄypuram plates
â6âThe#x201C;largerâ Ciá¹á¹amaá¹Å«r charter
â7âThe CivakÄci plates
â8âConclusive remarks
3 The Emerald King: the apogee of the PÄá¹á¸ya power during the#x201C;Second Empireâ
â1âHistorical introduction
â2âThe PÄá¹á¸ya narratives#x201C;in exileâ and during the reconquest
â3âThe#x201C;Second Empireâ: the golden age of Jaá¹Ävarman SundaraI
â4âCelebrating the glory of the dhÄrmika Emperor in Tirupati
â5âThe King and the god in#x015A;rÄ«raá¹ gam: who is who?
â6âConclusive remarks
4 The Poet who sang the god in Teá¹ kÄÅi: sacralization of identity and precarious kingship
â1âHistorical frame
â2âThe PÄá¹á¸yas outside Madurai in the 14thâ15th centuries
â3âThe Teá¹ kÄÅi kingdom in the 15thâ16th centuries
â4âMaá¹á¸alakavi and the PÄá¹á¸yakulodayamahÄkÄvya
â5âThe TiruviḷaiyÄá¹aá¹purÄá¹am and the HÄlÄsyamÄhÄtmya
â6âThundering clouds and the#x201C;mortal manâ: legitimising the divine power
â7âA new city for the god: Teá¹ kÄÅi and Arikesari ParÄkrama
â8âA god is born: the new idiom of the PÄá¹á¸ya royal ideology
â9âThe hero of the poem: Jaá¹ilavarman ParÄkrama KulaÅekhara
â10âThe physical description of the Teá¹ kÄÅi King
â11âThe#x015B;Ästric conception of Indian royalty
â12âThe royal body and alaá¹kÄras: the new sovereign in the kÄvya production
â13âMerging into the sacred: geopolitics and transfiguring digvijayas
â14âYelling against history:#x201C;epic of resistanceâ and cultural reaction
5 Flower garlands shading away: royal genealogies and the nostalgy of power
â1âHistorical introduction
â2âRemembering the past, the ineffectiveness of the present: the later Teá¹ kÄÅi genealogies
â3âThe PutukkÅá¹á¹ai copper plates
â4âThe#x015A;rÄ«villiputtÅ«r record
â5âThe TaḷavÄyagrahÄram plates (Å. 1504)
â6âThe TaḷavÄyagrahÄram plates (Å. 1510)
â7âLast glimpse before the curtains fall: 1754â¯CE
Appendix1: List of PÄá¹á¸ya Kings in the Puá¹anÄá¹Å«á¹u
Appendix2: Early PÄá¹á¸yas
Appendix3: TransitionâThe Second Empire
Appendix4: The Teá¹ kÄÅi Court in the 15thâ16th centuries
Appendix5: Teá¹ kÄÅi after ParÄkrama KulaÅekhara
Appendix6: The most recurrent PÄá¹á¸ya dynastic narratives
Bibliography
Index
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