Nalankilli

Nalankilli
நலங்கிள்ளி
Nalankilli Chola
Reignc.415 BCE
PredecessorNedunkilli
SuccessorKillivalavan
Bornc.445 BCE
Kaveri Poompattinam, Chola Kingdom, Tamilakam
Diedc.380 BCE
Ilavandigaippalli, Pandyan Kingdom, Tamilakam
FatherKarikala Chola

Nalankilli (Tamil: நலங்கிள்ளி; Middle Tamil: Nālankilli Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Nālankilli Cōla; c.445 BCEc.380 BCE) was a Tamil King of the Early Cholas of the Chola Dynasty who ruled Tamilakam (modern-day Southern India) and was mentioned in the ancient Sangam Literature. He was the son of Karikala Chola the Great. Nalankilli was mentioned in context with a civil war between him and another Chola king Nedunkilli. The information known about him are from the fragmentary stanzas of the Purananuru and the Buddhist epic Manimekalai.