Arapakkam, Kanchipuram

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Arpakkam
village
Arpakkam is located in Tamil Nadu
Arpakkam
Arpakkam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°44′02″N 79°45′40″E / 12.734°N 79.761°E / 12.734; 79.761Coordinates: 12°44′02″N 79°45′40″E / 12.734°N 79.761°E / 12.734; 79.761
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKanchipuram
BlockKanchipuram
Area
[1]
 • Total8.3407 km2 (3.2204 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,937
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Arapakkam is a village in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. According to the 2011 census of India, it has a population of 2937.[2]

History[]

The Arapakkam inscription, dated to the fifth regnal year of the Chola ruler Rajadhiraja II (r. c. 1166–1178), states that a Chola chieftain had granted the village to a religious leader named Umapati-deva (also known as Jnana-Siva and Svamidevar). The inscription states that Umapati-deva was a native of the Dakṣina Rāḍha (present-day West Bengal), and had migrated to the southern Chola kingdom. Around this time, the Sinhala army captured the neighbouring Pandya kingdom, and then began offensives against the Chola feudatories.[3] The Chola chieftain Edirilisola Sambuvarayan appointed Umapati-deva to offer prayers and conduct worship rituals, in order to avert this crisis. After 28 days of worship, Sambuvarayan received a letter from the Chola general Pillai Pallavarayan, informing him that the Sinhala generals Jayadratha, Lankapuri and others had retreated. Believing that Umapati-deva had divine powers, Sambuvarayan granted him the village of Alpakkam (modern Arapakkam), comprising 167 velis of land, as a tax-free endowment.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook: Kancheepuram (page 212)" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Census of India 2011: Kancheepuram district" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Arpakkam Inscription of the Fifth Year of Rajadhiraja II". Lanka Pradeepa. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ S. R. Balasubrahmanyam (1979). Later Chola Temples: Kulottunga I to Rajendra III (A.D. 1070-1280). Mudgala Trust. p. 255. OCLC 847060842.
  5. ^ Siba Pada Sen (1976). The North and the South in Indian History. Institute of Historical Studies. p. 5. OCLC 557834681.
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