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Thevar - Pillai - Mudali are all same once & Many Pillai Kings were there:
KV Subramanya Iyer Says in his Research volume_12/introduction_1.html

Mr. K. V. Subrahmanya Ayyar considers that Sola-Kon and Venadudaiyan were the son of Kopperunjinga (S.I.I., Vol. VIII, Intr.).  He is evidently inclined to this view because these two persons were also known as Perumalpillai (S.I.I.,  Vol. VIII, Nos. 48 and 94).  The word ‘Perumalpillai’ is used as a proper name and it should not be split up to mean ‘the son of Perumal.’   If this meaning was really intended we should expect some such phrase as nam-maganar or   devar-maganar.  Another objection to this view is that Sola-Kon hailed from Arasur, whereas Kopperunjinga belonged to Kudal.  Moreover Sola-Kon is nowhere called Alappirandan, Kadava or Pallava, but is, on the other hand, definitely referred to as devar-mudali,  i.e., an officer of the chief, and in some cases merely by the term Pillai  (Nos. 401 of 1903 and 432 of 1924).
 

His capital Sendamangalam is also stated in the same prasasti to have been protected by strong fortification.  He was served by a faithful band of warriors, chief among whom were Sola-Kon[74] alias Perumal-Pillai of Arasur, the latter’s younger brother Venadudaiyan[75] and Pillaiyar  Nilagangaraiyar. read more
 

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No. 153.

(A.R. No. 364 of 1924.)

Melappaluvur, Udaiyarpalaiyam Taluk, Trichinopoly District.

On the north wall of the Agastyesvara shrine, Agastyesvara temple.

This records the gift of a lamp-stand and an endowment of 12 kalanju of gold for burning a perpetual lamp in the shrine of Mahadeva on the southern side of the temple of Avanikandarppa (gandharva) Isvaragriham, by Nakkan Akkaranangaiyar the daughter of Devanar ‘of this Tali’ and wife of prince (Pillai) Seramanar.   In No. 385 of 1924 from the same place, dated in the 27th year of Rajaraja I, his queen Panchavan mahadevi is referred to as the daughter of Devanar of Avanikandarppapuram.  The identity of ‘Pillai Seramanar’ is not known.  He was possibly a feudatory of chief holding an important position under the Chola king.  Friendly relationship is known to have prevailed between the Cheras and the Cholas since the time of Aditya I (S.I.I. Vol. III, No. 89).

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No. 299.

(A.R. No. 271 of 1904).

Yogimallavaram, Puttur Taluk, Chittoor District.

On the north and west bases of the Parasaresvara temple.

Rajaraja II.  Year [6] : 1221 –22 A.D.

It records the gift of land, irrigated by Narayanaputteri excavated for the merit of Narayana-ppillai, and taxes (silvari) including kadamai, ayam, porkadamai, padikaval, vetti, sarikai-kolvari, for the midnight and morning services to god Tippaladisvaramudaiya Nayanar in Tiruchchukanur, in Tirukkudavur-nadu in Tiruvengada-kkottam in Jayangondasola-mandalam, by Pokkan alias Pandiyataraiyar, son of Udaiyar, the son of Parasamayakolariyandar for the merit of his nephew (marumagan) Narayanappillai who attacked Kadavaraya and got killed in the fight mentioned above.  The name of the temple accountant is given as Perumulaiyurudaiyan Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyan Singappillai alias Vagisa-pperumal (vide No. 302).

 

No. 299.

(A.R. No. 271 of 1904).

Yogimallavaram, Puttur Taluk, Chittoor District.

On the north and west bases of the Parasaresvara temple.

Rajaraja II.  Year [6] : 1221 –22 A.D.

The name of the temple accountant is given as Perumulaiyurudaiyan Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyan Singappillai alias Vagisa-pperumal (vide No. 302).

 Chola Kingdom Nambi Pillai
 

No. 655.

(A.R. No. 604-A of 1904).

Srinivasanallur, Musiri Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District.

On a stone built into the floor of the Visvanathasvamin temple.

Year 29.

This inscription is engraved in characters of about the 12th century.  Only the title Tribhuvanachakravartigal of the king is seen and the other details are lost in the right end portion.

This seems to record the gift of an ornament and a gomukha (an outlet for water attached to a pedestal in the form of a cow’s mouth) by Nambippillai.

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No. 669.

(A.R. No. 615 of 1904).

Tiruvandavar, Kanchipuram Taluk, Chingleput District.

On a slab set up in the village.

Achyutaraya. 1536 – 37 A.D.

The details of date, viz., Dunmukhi, dasami, Tiruvonam are insufficient for verification.  The cyclic year will however correspond to 1536 – 37 A.D. falling within the reign of Achyuta.

It seems to record the assignment of the income from jodi reaslised from Tiruvandavaru for worship to the local deity (name lost) by Tittara Pillai for the merit of the king.

 

No. 691.

(A.R. No. 635 of 1904).

Ramagiri, Tiruvallur Taluk, Chingleput District.

On the south wall of the central shrine in the Valisvara temple.

Rajadhiraja II.

This inscription records the gift of 3 lamps (i.e., 3 twilight lamps to the deity Tirukkarikarai-udaiyar and one twilight lamp to Pillaiyar, (i.e., Tirujnan-sambandar), by Siyanadiyan Kalisattakan Adittadevan Nandipanman.  Kari pillai, Andan and Atkonda-pillai, were to maintain one lamp each.

 

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No. 373

(A.R. No. 366 of 1917)

Tiruvandarkoyil, Pondycherry State

On the south wall of the central shrine, Panchanadesvara temple

This is probably a record of Uttama-Chola’s reign.  It is damaged in places and is also incomplete.  It seems to record the grant, to one Pillai Sadasivan Narayana-Bhattan of Kilimadam in Idaiyarrukkudi, of one share in the right of worship (with its appurtenance in land but excluding the house) in the temple of Tiruvarainakkankoyil-Paramasvami at Tribhuvanamahadevi-chaturvedimangalam by alunganam after purchasing two shares out of the eight (ashtakam) accompanying the obligation (sasana bandha) from Virasvami-Somasiyar of Idaiyarrukkudi residing at Irushi-kesavachcheri (quarter) of the village, who had been the owner of three shares in addition to two by purchase and inheritance from his jnatis.

 

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No. 33 (Page No 26)

(A. R. No. 33 of 1906)

Tanjavur District, Mayuram Taluk, Tirukkadaiyur

Amritaghatesvara Temple-On The Same Wall

Tribh. Rajarajadeva III – 21st Year (A.D. 1236-37) 

This registers an agreement among the adaippar and the kudimakkal of erukkattuchcheri which is called a tirunandavilakkuppuram village of the temple of kalakaladevar, that they would burn 3 lamps in the temple from the 21st year on wards of the king in token of their grateful appreciation of the help rendered to them by Araiyan Aludaiyan [Nangura] Ivar of Sigar in Puliyurnadu a division of arumolideva-valanadu. During his administration as Pillai Kaikkanakkanar கணக்குப் பிள்ளை he is said to have got them exemption from viniyogam and attended to all their needs. Without stint and also further restored to them after diligent search some charter of privilege in original which had been granted to them in the 13th year of  ‘Periyadevar’and which he now passed on to the palace through the village watchman as charter of security to the village.

 

No. 449  (Page No 337)

(A. R. No. 449 of 1907)  

Sinnamanaur, Periyakulam Taluk, Madurai District

Lakshminarayana temple – on the same wall

Mar. [Sundara]-Pandya I :  year 11 :  1226-27 A.D. 

This is a damaged fragment of an inscription of Sundarapandya who presented the Chola country. It seems to record some endowment made by Sivallavan Tirunilakantan Tondaiman mentioned in No. 445 above for offerings to god Vanduvarapatippillai (Krishna?) [- If this is made sure as LORD KRISHNA then LORD KRISHNA is also a PILLAI meaning, he is also a FOLLOWER OF SHIVA like PILLAIIAR -this is my comment  and other PILLAI castes] and the goddess (Pirattiyar) in the Naduvil-tirumurran at Arikesarinallur. 

 

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No. 430 (Page No 327)

(A. R. No. 430 of 1907)  

Sinnamanaur, Periyakulam Taluk, Madurai District

Rajasimhesvara temple – on the same wall

Jat. Vira-Pandya (I) :  year 26 : 1278-79 A.D. (?) 

This seems to record a similar gift of an impost on certain articles of merchandise like betal-nut, pepper and rice agreed to contributed by the members of the community Padinenvishayattar of the four nagaram for a festival in Margali in the temple of Rajasimhesvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Arikesarinallur in Ala-nadu. Mention is also made of a bazaar to the east of Valangai-mikaman-tirumandapam built by (an officer) Pandiyadaraiyar in the name of Pillai Kulasekhara-Mahabali-Vanarayar [வானவராயர்]. The members are stated to have met for their deliberation in the temple of Vikramapandisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Sivallavan-padaividu.

 

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No. 163 (Page No 130)

(A. R. No. 163 of 1907)

Peraiyur, Tirumayam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District

Naganathasvami temple – on the same wall of the same mandapa

Mar. Kulasekhara : year 22 : 1289-90 A.D. 

This is an inscription of Maravarman Kulasekharadeva ‘who was pleased to take every country’. It registers the grant of Permanent lease of tenancy of a land called the ‘Kadamban-Vayal’, measuring 256 kuli and belonging to the temple of Tirunagisvaram-Udaiya-Nayanar at Tirupperaiyur a devadana-brahmadeya village in Kananadu alias Virudarajabhayankara-valanadu, to Venran Tirumalapadi-Udaiyan Tirupperunduraippillai who was holding the madapatyam of the temple, on an annual rental (kadamai) to be paid by the lessee on a mutually agreed basis according to the nature of the crop raised. The lands is said to have been purchased from one Rajaraja-Nadalvan of the arasu-makkal (ruling family ?)residing at Malaiyalangudi and the Mudalis of the place which is called a padaipparru (army settlement).

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No. 598 (Page No 418)

(A. R. No. 598 of 1907)  

Nandaluru, Rajampet Taluk, Cuddapah District

Saumyanatha temple – on the same place, left side 

This is dated in Saka 1172, Saumya, Rishabha, ba. 15, Friday, Rohini corresponding to A.D. 1249, May 14, Saka year being current on which day there is stated to have been a solar eclipse. It records a gift of all the tolls including the ‘maganmai’ dues leviable at Nirandanur, for the expenses of the several festivals in the temple of Sokkapperumal, by one Perumal-Pillai the headman of Kaliyur and a toll officer, to secure the well-being of Madurantaka Pottappichchola Gandagopalar alias Manma-siddharasa. The record is incomplete.

 

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No. 149 (Page No. 183)

(A. R. No.51 of 1948-49)

IV Prakara, west wall.

Records gift of money and I veli of land in the village Peyatti in Kulasekhara-saruppedimangalam by Kesuvan Sundarattoludaiyan alias Pillai Singapperumal Kuttan for offerings to the goddess in his name on his birthday every year.  The record is dated in the 36th year of the king’s reign.

 

No. 200 (Page No 131)

(A. R. No. 188 of 1909.)

Avanashi, Avanashi Taluk, Coimbatore District Same wall.

No king : Pramoduta, Valkasi.

This incomplete inscription records an order of the deity Adi-Chandesvara, granting the right called tachchachariyakkani in the temple of Avinashi Aludaiyanayanar, to two artisans named Udaiyan Nayakapillai alias Alagiyasemachari of Tirumarudanturai and Udaiyan alias Elukarainattu-achari, and enjoining upon them to attend to the ten kinds of repairs in the temple in lieu of the right given to them. 

 

No. 206 (Page No 135)

(A. R. No. 194 of 1909.)

Avanashi, Avanashi Taluk, Coimbatore District Same wall.

No king: Dundubhi, Adi 14.

This inscription records a gift of 10 panam by Pillai alias Sirukkodukkan, a Vellalan Kundeli of Adavur in Kuruppau-nadu, for a sandhya lamp given by the donor to (the temple of) the deity Avinasiyaludaiya-nayanar. 

 

No. 308 (Page No 196)

(A. R. No. 292 of-A of 1909)

Tirukkachchur, Chingleput Talu, Chingleput District Same wall. 

This is too fragmentary a piece.  However, it records a gift of a lamp (detail lost) to the temple of the god.  Tiruvalakkoyiludaiya-naynar of the place (name) lost, but evidently the same Tirukkachchur occurring in No. 306 etc., above, by a certain Porudapillai alias Abhimana bhushanamanikkam, daughter of Ariyapillai, a devaradiyal of the same temple.  It seems that the gift was accepted by Alvan......] alias Kannayira-bhattan of Bharadvaja [gotra], who had right, of worship in the temple. 

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3. Mr. P. Sundaram Pillai  volume_2/no_75_76_pillar_at_uyyakkondan.html

4. Mr. P. Sundaram Pillai’s valuable article on the Age of Tirunanasambandar in the Madras Christian College Magazine, Vol. IX, pp. 344 and 511; and Ep. Ind. Vol. III, p. 280 f.

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