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'''Irayiran Chiriyan''', known as '''[[Kulasekhara Alvar|Kulacekara]] Nampi''', was a 13th-century [[Indian Ocean]] merchant magnate from [[Kodungallur]] in the present-day [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">Karashima, Noboru, and Y. Subbarayalu. 'Ancient and Medieval Tamil and Sanskrit Inscriptions Relating to Southeast Asia and China.' ''Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa'', ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, 2009, pp. 271–291.</ref> He was probably a member of the Indian merchant guild Nanadesikal (Ayyavole Ainutruvar).<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He is known for his donations to a [[Vishnu]] temple at Myingpagan, a mile south of [[Bagan|Pagan]], [[Myanmar]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">E. Hultzsch, "A Vaishnava Inscription at Pagan", ''Epigraphia Indica'' 1 (1902-1903): 197-98.</ref><br />
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==Pagan Inscription of Irayiran Chiriyan==<br />
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* Originally part of a Vishu tempe in [[Bagan|Pagan]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
*Engraved on a sandstone.<ref name=":1" /><br />
* Now preserved at National Museum, Pagan.<ref name=":0" /><br />
* Discovered by A. T. Arundel, CSI.<ref name=":1" /><br />
*Impression by Taw Sein Ko.<ref name=":1" /><br />
*Language: [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (Tamil script).<ref name=":1" /><br />
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I, Irayiran Chiriyan alias Kulacekara Nampi, of Makotayar Pattanam in Malaimantalam, erected the front hall in the [Vishnu] temple, called 'Nanatechi Vinnakar' at Pukkam alias Arivattanapuram, fixed the gate and gifted a lamp to burn in this hall continuously.<br />
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This charity is to be known as 'Malaimantalattan'.<br />
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The Tamil portion is prefaced by a [[Sanskrit]] sloka (Grantha) from verse 6, ''Mukundamala'' (referring to the intense devotion of the towards [[Vishnu]]).<ref name=":0" /><br />
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[I have] no regard for merit, none for a heap of wealth, none at all for the enjoyment of lust. Whatever is to happen, O God! [will happen] in accordance with previous actions. This [alone] is to be prayed for [and] highly valued by me. In every other birth also let [me] possess unswerving devotion to the pair of thy lotus-feet!<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala diaspora]]<br />
[[Category:Medieval Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Malayali people]]<br />
[[Category:13th-century people]]</div>>Mccapra