Arisil Explained

Arisil River
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Arisil or Aricil is a branch of the river Kaveri in the Tanjore district.^[1] It was the site of many a battle between the different Tamil kingdoms. One of the most notable being the 9th-century war between Nripatunga Pallava and Sri Mara Pandya in which the latter was defeated. Nripatunga was the son of Nandivarman III by a Rashtrakuta princess^{[2] [3]}

The Arisil is also mentioned in the 10th chapter of the famous Tamil book Ponniyin Selvan.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Ancient Indian History and Civilization. Sailendra Nath Sen. New Age International, 1999 - India - 668 pages. 449.
2. Book: Indian History. Allied Publishers. A-422.
3. Book: The Culture and History of the Tamils. Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri. K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1964 - Tamil (Indic people) - 181 pages. 26.
4. Book: Ponniyin Selvan. Kalki Krishnamurthy. Vanathi Pathippagam, 1954.