Athiyamān Nedumān Añci

Athiyaman Neduman Anci was one of the velir kings of the Sangam period who ruled the Mazhanadu region. Belonging to the Athiyaman clan, he was the contemporary and the patron of poet Avvaiyar. He ruled over the area encompassing present day Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, and Salem with the capital at Tagadur. They were one of the kadai ezhu vallal (last seven great patrons) of the ancient Tamil country.