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The Velir were aristocratic nobility in Tamilakam in the early historic period of South India and Sri Lanka. They had close relations with Chera, Chola and Pandya rulers through ruling and coronation
A statue of the Sangam period Velir king
A 12th-century statue of Agastya
Tamilakam in the Sangam Period
Moovar Koil Temple Complex built by Irunkovel chieftain Boothi Vikramakesari
Yadava
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The Yadava were an ancient Indian people who believed to have descended from Yadu, a legendary king of Chandravamsha lineage.
Velir
…with Chera, Chola and Pandya rulers through ruling and coronation rights. Medieval inscriptions and Sangam literature claim that they belong to the Yadu dynasty. Velir may refer to master of land. The Purananuru, one of the Eight Anthologies of Sangam literature, praises King Irunkōvēl, a 49th generation…
The Vrishnis are one of the Yadava clans, located in the region of Mathura. Location of the Vrishni among other groups: the Audumbaras, the Kunindas, the Vemakas, the Yaudheyas, the Pauravas and the Arjunayanas.
Images of Samkarshana and Vāsudeva, the two most celebrated Vrishni heroes, on a coin of the Indo-Greek king Agathocles (c. 190–180 BCE)