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The Pandyan king who sent emissaries to the Roman emperor Augustus and performed Vedic sacrifices was

  1. Madaranjeral

  2. Nedunjelian

  3. Senguttuvan

  4. Karikal
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Maduranjeral (also known as Nedunjeliyan II), a Pandyan king, is recorded in contemporary accounts as having sent emissaries to the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar and performed Vedic sacrifices. This demonstrates the Pandyan kingdom's extensive international trade connections and cultural synthesis during the Sangam age.

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