Kochchadaiyan, known as Ranadhira, (

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: கோச்சடையான் ரணதீரன்)(''r. c.'' 700 – 730 AD) was a

Pandya The Pandya dynasty (), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing sinc ...

king of early medieval south India. He was the son and successor of

Arikesari Maravarman Arikesari Maravarman (''r. c.'' 640–690 CE), also known as Parankusa, was a Pandya king of early medieval south India. Arikesari's reign witnessed the beginning of the Pandya contesting with the Pallavas in the northern part of the Tami ...

(''r. c.'' 640 – 690 CE).Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) ''A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar''. Madras, Oxford University Press. 165.Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) ''A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar''. Madras, Oxford University Press. 149-50. The name of the king is famously omitted in the Tamil portion of the Larger Sinnamanur Plates.Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) ''The Pandyan Kingdom.'' London, Luzac and Company. 55-56. Chadaiyan extended the Pandya influence into the Kongu country. The result this foray does not appear to have been permanent as the Kongu country is said to have been conquered by his successor also. He also suppressed a revolt in the Ay country (

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Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (), also known as Nellai and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. It is the fourth-largest munici ...

). The Ay chieftain Ay Vel was defeated in the battle of Marudur (Tiruppudaimarudur, Ambarasamudram) and had to acknowledge the Pandya supremacy. He is also said to have attacked and defeated the " Maharathas" in the city of Mangalapuram (modern

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). Chadaiyan is given the titles "Vanavan", "Chembiyan" and "Chola" which seem to claim supremacy over the

Chera The Chera dynasty ( or Cēra, ), also known as Keralaputra, from the early historic or the Sangam period in Tamil-speaking southern India, ruled over parts of present-day states Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Cheras, known as one of the mu-ventar ...

and

Chola The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval thalassocratic empire based in southern India that was ruled by the Chola dynasty, and comprised overseas dominions, protectorates and spheres of influence ...

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