Sluice Inscriptions from Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sluices with inscriptions installed in ancient irrigation tanks between 6th and 16th century CE in Tamil Nadu transformed the entire landscape of the command area of the tank and also brought wider uncultivated area under cultivation leading to comfortable food production. The sustainable food p...
There are two inscriptions. One is found on the pillar of the sluice of the tank called Periya-Kanmai and another at the base of the sluice located in the Aṉṉavāsal village. அன்னவாசல் பெரியக் கண்மாயின் பழைய மடையில் இரு கல்வெட்டுகள் உள்ளன. முதல் கல்வெட்டு மடைதூணிலும், இரண்டாவது கல்வெட்டு மடைத்தூ...
This inscription is found at the base of the sluice of the tank located in the Aṉṉvāsal village. This sluice inscription refers to the erection of the sluice by Sri Aṇṇavāyil thaccar Chōlakaṉ Kūṟṟaṉ Chōlakaṉ Nakkaṉ probably during the 13th regnal year of Cēntañ cēntaṉ. On the palaeographical gro...
This inscription is found on the pillar of the sluice of the tank located in the Aṉṉavāsal village. This sluice inscription refers to the erection of the sluice by one Pakaṭṭuvār Kaṇḍaṉ. On the palaeographical ground, it could be dated to 12-13th century CE. Inscription: pakaṭ/ ṭuvā/ r kaṇ/ ṭaṉ....
There are two sluice inscriptions engraved on the pillar of the sluice called Periyamadai.It belongs to the Arasamalai village. அரசமலை பெரிய கண்மாய் பெரியமடைத்தூணில் இரண்டு குமுழிக்கல்வெட்டுகள் உள்ளது. இந்த குளம் அரசமலை கிராமத்தைச் சார்ந்தது. Extent: One folder containing 17 images. Custodial...
This sluice, called periyamadai, is located close to the bank at the centre of the tank. It belongs to the village Arasamalai. The inscription refers to the establishment of the sluice Uḍaiyāṉ piṭakkaṉ mūvēnta vēlāṉ alias chōḷa cintāmaṉip pēraiyaṉ during the 27th regnal year of Rājēndra Chōḻa-I ...
This sluice, called periyamadai, is located close to the bank at the centre of the tank. It belongs to the village Arasamalai. The inscription refers to the sluice. On the palaeographical ground, it is dated to the 11th century CE. Inscription: tēruḍa/vētan nā/maṇi[pā]ṭa. இக்குளத்தின் மையப்பகுத...
There are three sluices in the tank having inscriptions. The tank belongs to the Āriyūr village. இக்குளத்தில் உள்ள மூன்று குமிழிகளிலும் கல்வெட்டுகள் காணப்படுகின்றன. இக்குளம் ஆரியூர் கிராமத்தை சார்ந்தது. Extent: one folder containing 8 images. Custodial history: It is in the tank belongs to th...
There are three sluices in the Āriyūr tank and all the three are having inscriptions. The inscription under discussion is engraved on the Āriyūr Kīḻakkaṇmāi of the Āriyūr village. This sluice is written in Tamil script and Tamil language and was installed by Porimayaṉ-tāḻi-p-pērayaṉ in memory of...
There are three sluices in the Āriyūr tank and all the three are having inscriptions. The inscription under discussion is engraved on the Āriyūr Mēlakaṇmāi of the Āriyūr village. This sluice is written in Tamil script and Tamil language and was probably installed by the individual in the name of...
