# Appar - Poet-saint

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/appar
Lifetime: c. 570 – c. 650
Born-Died: c. 570 - c. 650
Dynasty or school: Bhakti saints
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appar

Tamil Shaiva poet-saint, one of the four principal Nayanars, whose hymns form much of the Tevaram. Tradition says he converted from Jainism to Shaivism; his life is known mainly through later hagiography.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Gaudapada](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/gaudapada)
- Next in list: [Kumarila Bhatta](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/kumarila-bhatta)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- 575 - [Simhavishnu Revives Pallava Power](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/575-simhavishnu-revives-pallava-power)
- 605 - [Amshuvarman Rules Licchavi Nepal](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/605-amshuvarman-rules-licchavi-nepal)
- 606 - [Harsha Becomes King of Kannauj](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/606-harsha-becomes-king-of-kannauj)
- 610 - [Mahendravarman I Introduces Rock-Cut Temples](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/610-mahendravarman-i-introduces-rock-cut-temples)
- 618 - [Pulakeshin II Halts Harsha on the Narmada](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/618-pulakeshin-ii-halts-harsha-on-the-narmada)
- 620 - [Chenla Shaivism at Sambor Prei Kuk](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/620-chenla-shaivism-at-sambor-prei-kuk)
- 628 - [Brahmagupta Writes the Brahmasphutasiddhanta](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/628-brahmagupta-writes-the-brahmasphutasiddhanta)
- 629 - [Bhaskara I Comments on the Aryabhatiya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/629-bhaskara-i-comments-on-the-aryabhatiya)
- 629 - [Cheraman Juma Mosque Tradition](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/629-cheraman-juma-mosque-tradition)
- 630 - [Nayanars and Early Tamil Shaiva Hymns](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/630-nayanars-and-early-tamil-shaiva-hymns)
- 630 - [Xuanzang Travels Through India](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/630-xuanzang-travels-through-india)
- 634 - [Aihole Inscription of Ravikirti](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/634-aihole-inscription-of-ravikirti)
- 642 - [Pallavas Capture Badami](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/642-pallavas-capture-badami)
- 643 - [Harsha's Prayag Assembly](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/643-harsha-s-prayag-assembly)
- 650 - [Mamallapuram Monuments Begin](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/650-mamallapuram-monuments-begin)
- 650 - [Elephanta Caves Shaiva Sculpture](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/650-elephanta-caves-shaiva-sculpture)
- 650 - [Parasurameswara Temple at Bhubaneswar](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/650-parasurameswara-temple-at-bhubaneswar)