Valvil Ori

{{Infobox royalty | title = King of Kolli Hills | image = Valvil Ori Statue Kolli Hills JEG3055.JPG | caption = A statue of Valvil Ori | reign = Unknown - c.120 CE | successor = Perum Cheral Irumporai<br />(by annexation) | death_date = c.120 CE | death_place = Kolli Hills (probably)<br />(in present-day Namakkal/Tiruchirappalli districts, Tamil Nadu, India) | era name = Sangam period }}

'''Valvil Ori''' was a Tamil king and skilled archer,<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/valvil-ori-festival-at-kolli-hills-on-august-2-3/article7415556.ece|title=King Valvil Ori ruled over Kolli Hills in 200 AD|work=The Hindu|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref> who ruled Kolli Hills region in present day Tamil Nadu. He is named as one of the kadai ezhu vallal (last seven great patrons) in Sangam literature.<ref>{{cite book|title=Evolution of Hindu Administrative Institutions in South India|author=S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar|publisher=Asian Educational Services, 1994 – India, South – 387 pages|page=16}}</ref> Politically he aligned with the Cholas and fought against the Cheras and Malaiyaman Thirumudi Kari.<ref>{{cite book|title=Roman Karur: a peep into Tamils' past|author=Irāmaccantiran̲ Nākacāmi|publisher=Brahad Prakashan, 1995 – Antiques & Collectibles – 158 pages|page=89}}</ref> Legend claims that he was defeated and killed by Kari of the beautiful spear, the lord of Mullur, who then gave Kolli hills to the Cheras.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the Tamils from the Earliest Times to 600 A.D.|author=P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar|publisher=Asian Educational Services, 1929 – History – 635 pages|page=508}}</ref> Kari was later killed by the Chola king Killivalavan.<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|author=Vijaya Ramaswamy|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield, 25-Aug-2017 – History – 518 pages|page=215}}</ref> Sangam poetry states that he shot an elephant, a tiger, a deer, a wild boar, and a monitor Lizard in a single shot.<ref name=":0" /> Regional variations include other animals, like sparrows and finches.

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