TRICHY: A group of archeology enthusiasts and a research scholar Pudukkottai The Archaeological Research Forum has identified three asiriam (announcement) stone tablets that date to the period between the 13th and 16th centuries. Asiriam tablets are rare documents carved into stone tablets, in which a person or team is appointed as a patron responsible for the management and care of a temple, a water body or a village.
according to a Manikandan, a research scholar in Thanjavur Tamil UniversityThree stone tablets were identified within a radius of 25 km in Thirumayam town. Tablets found in fragments and written in readable Tamil Script.
A tablet recovered from a vacant land near the Thevarmalai Sivan temple mentions about Agamara Manikanar, who was appointed as the guardian of the Sivan temple, whose main deity is identified as Nayagar Nambigal. During the years between the 13th and 16th centuries, the present day Pudukottai The district was ruled by several small chieftains. He appointed reliable and capable persons as asiriam (guardians or protectors) of the properties.
Manikandan said, “The people identified as Asiriyam were like present-day village administrative officers, who acted as tax collectors and authority to resolve grievances.”
In Panaiyur Kulamangalam, a bullet found in a vacant lot identifies a Bahuya hero as Asiriam of the village. The tablet is estimated to have been dated to the 14th century. Similarly, in Sevavalur village near Ponnamaravati, a team called A Virutharaiyargal, probably a group of men, was appointed as the guardian of the village.
according to a Manikandan, a research scholar in Thanjavur Tamil UniversityThree stone tablets were identified within a radius of 25 km in Thirumayam town. Tablets found in fragments and written in readable Tamil Script.
A tablet recovered from a vacant land near the Thevarmalai Sivan temple mentions about Agamara Manikanar, who was appointed as the guardian of the Sivan temple, whose main deity is identified as Nayagar Nambigal. During the years between the 13th and 16th centuries, the present day Pudukottai The district was ruled by several small chieftains. He appointed reliable and capable persons as asiriam (guardians or protectors) of the properties.
Manikandan said, “The people identified as Asiriyam were like present-day village administrative officers, who acted as tax collectors and authority to resolve grievances.”
In Panaiyur Kulamangalam, a bullet found in a vacant lot identifies a Bahuya hero as Asiriam of the village. The tablet is estimated to have been dated to the 14th century. Similarly, in Sevavalur village near Ponnamaravati, a team called A Virutharaiyargal, probably a group of men, was appointed as the guardian of the village.
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