Response from: Geetha Gopakumar,

Council Member on Ammas.com

Source: This information comes from my own knowledge.
Yavana Rani (Queen Yavana) is a Tamil language historical novel written by Sandilyan. The
story is based on ancient Tamil poetry. It is a love story set around 2000 years ago, focusing on
the Commander-in-chief of the Chola Army.

The story starts in Poompuhar, a port city. Ilanchezhiyan is the commander in chief of the eastern
regiment of Cholas. The army includes both Yavana(Greeks)s and Tamils. When walking across
the beach sands of Poompuhar, Ilanchezhiyan finds a beautiful Yavana women gasping for
breath on the bank of the Kaveri River. He rescues the Yavana woman by taking her to his
palace. Ilanchezhiyan gets assistance from Hippalaas, the chief of the Yavanas, in rescuing the
woman. Hippalaas is scared to go near the woman, and instead salutes her. Ilanchezhiyan learns
from Hippalaas that the woman is of royal origin after seeing the royal emblem of a swan on her
golden bracelet. Meanwhile, the Yavana chief of the fort hears of the queen's presence in
Poompuhar. He sets out to capture Ilanchezhiyan and Hippalaas for taking the queen.

Ilanchezhiyan escapes the Yavana soldiers, using the queen as a hostage. With his sword on her
back, he rides away into the thick forest on his white Arabic horse. Tiberius, a great naval
commander of the time, joins the chase. The queen falls in love with Ilanchezhiyan and helps
him escape Tiberius.

Illanchezhiyan flees with the queen and Hippalaas. Brahmananda, a monk and politician, helps
them escape through a secret tunnel. The tunnel leads them into a temple. They disguise
themselves as monks performing bhajans, and emerge from the temple's sanctum sanctorum.

Ilanchezhiyan learns from Brahmananda of the murder of Ilanchetchenni, the emperor of the
Chola kingdom, by his enemies. He agrees to spy for Brahmananda in Uraiyur, the capital of the
ancient Cholas. During the mission, Ilanchezhiyan is captured by the assassin and imprisoned in
a cave. He escapes to see a palace burning on the other side of Amaravathi river. A beautiful
youth in his teens is being chased by 7 soldiers with swords in their hands. Ilanchezhiyan rescues
the youth from the would-be assassins.

Ilanchezhiyan helps the youth to a palace, where his lover, Poovazhagi, was imprisoned. It is
revealed that the youth is the prince of the Chola kingdom. With the help of Ilanchezhiyan the
prince escapes into thick forest.

Ilanchezhiyan and the Yavana queen run in the opposite direction, straight into Tiberius. Tiberius
poisons Illanchezhiyan and crowns the Yavana queen as the Queen of Poompuhar on the day of
Venus festival. The queen knows the ancient Venus festival occurs on the date of Indrathiruvizha
of Poompuhar.
Ilanchezhiyan finds himself in a ship and learns he was drugged. He is now being taken to
Greece, where he will be thrown to the lions. Hippalaas rescues him from the ship by throwing
him into sea. They survive a shark attack, and a powerful wave takes them to shore.

When Ilanchezhiyan opens his eyes, he finds himself being sold as a slave along with Hippalaas.
Ilanchezhiyan and Hippalaas return to sea as slaves to be sold in Greece. The slave ship is then
attacked and captured by pirates of Erythraean sea. The pirate captain is persuaded by
Illanchezhiyan to invade Ghana (present day Yemen or Oman). The pirates are taken as prisoners
by Iliasu, the King of Ghana.

Ilanchezhiyan is forced to become a disciple of the head priest by the King. He lures the priest on
board the slave ship for a religious debate. With the help of Alima,the adopted daughter of
Iliyasu a lady commander, and his slave friends, he voyages back to Tamil Nadu.

The political situation becomes tense when Illanchezhiyan arrives back in Tamil Nadu. Tiberius
builds a fortress impregnable to anyone from sea or land. The fort has two mechanical towers
which can throw spears for several miles.

Illanchezhiyan is in the dense forest of Guna Nadu, when he sees an immense army disguised as
farmers. The army in disguise destroys tanks, ponds, farmlands and buildings under the orders of
Illanchezhiyan. This forces the assassin of the emperor to wage war with them.

The assassin is defeated. Illanchezhiyan and the army enter the fortress of Puhar on the day of
the Venus festival, and capture the signposts and mechanical towers. The key to the mechanical
towers is given to Illanchezhiyan by the queen. Tiberius, his dreams of a Greek empire in Tamil
Nadu shattered, stabs her. A commander kills Tiberius in a mortal combat. Illanchezhiyan cries
for his beloved dead queen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavana…"

I don't think this novel is available on-line to read and to download free.

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Response from: Mrs. Sai Sai,

Council Member on Ammas.com
Source: This information comes from my own knowledge.
AYYAPPAN RATHNAM,

You can buy Yavana Rani Novel from http://www.udumalai.com/…

You can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavana…

Yavana Rani (Greek Queen. Yavana means Greek) is a Tamil language historical novel written
by Sandilyan. The story is based on ancient Tamil poetry. It is a love story set around 2000 years
ago, focusing on the Commander-in-chief of the Chola Army.

Plot summary

The story starts in Poompuhar, a port city. Ilanchezhiyan is the commander in chief of the eastern
regiment of Cholas. The army includes both Yavana(Greeks)s and Tamils. When walking across
the beach sands of Poompuhar, Ilanchezhiyan finds a beautiful Yavana women gasping for
breath on the bank of the Kaveri River. He rescues the Yavana woman by taking her to his
palace. Ilanchezhiyan gets assistance from Hippalaas, the chief of the Yavanas, in rescuing the
woman. Hippalaas is scared to go near the woman, and instead salutes her. Ilanchezhiyan learns
from Hippalaas that the woman is of royal origin after seeing the royal emblem of a swan on her
golden bracelet. Meanwhile, the Yavana chief of the fort hears of the queen's presence in
Poompuhar. He sets out to capture Ilanchezhiyan and Hippalaas for taking the queen.

Ilanchezhiyan escapes the Yavana soldiers, using the queen as a hostage. With his sword on her
back, he rides away into the thick forest on his white Arabic horse. Tiberius, a great naval
commander of the time, joins the chase. The queen falls in love with Ilanchezhiyan and helps
him escape Tiberius.

Illanchezhiyan flees with the queen and Hippalaas. Brahmananda, a monk and politician, helps
them escape through a secret tunnel. The tunnel leads them into a temple. They disguise
themselves as monks performing bhajans, and emerge from the temple's sanctum sanctorum.

Ilanchezhiyan learns from Brahmananda of the murder of Ilanchetchenni, the emperor of the
Chola kingdom, by his enemies. He agrees to spy for Brahmananda in Uraiyur, the capital of the
ancient Cholas. During the mission, Ilanchezhiyan is captured by the assassin and imprisoned in
a cave. He escapes to see a palace burning on the other side of Amaravathi river. A beautiful
youth in his teens is being chased by 7 soldiers with swords in their hands. Ilanchezhiyan rescues
the youth from the would-be assassins.

Ilanchezhiyan helps the youth to a palace, where his lover, Poovazhagi, was imprisoned. It is
revealed that the youth is the prince of the Chola kingdom. With the help of Ilanchezhiyan the
prince escapes into thick forest.

Ilanchezhiyan and the Yavana queen run in the opposite direction, straight into Tiberius. Tiberius
poisons Illanchezhiyan and crowns the Yavana queen as the Queen of Poompuhar on the day of
Venus festival. The queen knows the ancient Venus festival occurs on the date of Indrathiruvizha
of Poompuhar.

Ilanchezhiyan finds himself in a ship and learns he was drugged. He is now being taken to
Greece, where he will be thrown to the lions. Hippalaas rescues him from the ship by throwing
him into sea. They survive a shark attack, and a powerful wave takes them to shore.
When Ilanchezhiyan opens his eyes, he finds himself being sold as a slave along with Hippalaas.
Ilanchezhiyan and Hippalaas return to sea as slaves to be sold in Greece. The slave ship is then
attacked and captured by pirates of Erythraean sea. The pirate captain is persuaded by
Illanchezhiyan to invade Ghana (present day Yemen or Oman). The pirates are taken as prisoners
by Iliasu, the King of Ghana.

Ilanchezhiyan is forced to become a disciple of the head priest by the King. He lures the priest on
board the slave ship for a religious debate. With the help of Alima,the adopted daughter of
Iliyasu a lady commander, and his slave friends, he voyages back to Tamil Nadu.

The political situation becomes tense when Illanchezhiyan arrives back in Tamil Nadu. Tiberius
builds a fortress impregnable to anyone from sea or land. The fort has two mechanical towers
which can throw spears for several miles.

Illanchezhiyan is in the dense forest of Guna Nadu, when he sees an immense army disguised as
farmers. The army in disguise destroys tanks, ponds, farmlands and buildings under the orders of
Illanchezhiyan. This forces the assassin of the emperor to wage war with them.

The assassin is defeated. Illanchezhiyan and the army enter the fortress of Puhar on the day of
the Venus festival, and capture the signposts and mechanical towers. The key to the mechanical
towers is given to Illanchezhiyan by the queen. Tiberius, his dreams of a Greek empire in Tamil
Nadu shattered, stabs her. A commander kills Tiberius in a mortal combat.

Illanchezhiyan cries for his beloved dead queen.

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