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- Koon_Pandiyan abstract "Koon Pandiyan (Tamil: கூன் பாண்டியன், \"The hunch-backed Pandyan\") was the nickname of a king who ruled Madurai around 7th century. Historians identify him with the Pandyan king Arikesari Parankusa Maravarman.He converted from Shaivism to Jainism, but then re-converted under the influence of Sambandar. According to a Saivite legend, after his re-conversion, he ordered a massacre of 8000 Jains in Samanatham. Sambandar is said to have cured his hunched back, after which he was known as Sundara Pandya (\"Beautiful Pandyan\").".