page_title: Dating the Tirukkural
hierarchical_section_title: Dating the Tirukkural
caption_attribution_description: Palm leaf manuscript of the Tirukkuṟaḷ The picture shows fol. 2r, which contains Tirukkuṟaḷ 1 and 2 with commentary.
context_page_description: The dating of the Tirukkural, and by extension the period of its author Valluvar, has been a subject of intense debate among scholars for centuries, and it continues to remain so. The Tamil Nadu government has ratified 31 BCE as the year of birth of Valluvar. Still the precise date as to when Valluvar completed writing the Kural text remains murky.
context_section_description: The dating of the Tirukkural, and by extension the period of its author Valluvar, has been a subject of intense debate among scholars for centuries, and it continues to remain so. The Tamil Nadu government has ratified 31 BCE as the year of birth of Valluvar. Still the precise date as to when Valluvar completed writing the Kural text remains murky. This article speaks about various dates arrived at by various scholars over time.
caption: Palm leaf manuscript of the Tirukkural
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