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Parantaka Chola I

The foundation of the Chola Kingdom by Vijayalaya and Aditya Chola-I was further enhanced by Parantaka Chola I. His reign was from 907 AD to 955 AD. Just...

May 23, 2013

Aditya Chola I

Aditya Chola I was son of Vijayalaya and he succeeded him after his death. At Sripurambiyam, he led the Chola army, as his father was ailing with age...

May 23, 2013

Vijayalaya Chola

The first medieval Chola ruler was Vijayalaya who in 848 AD re-established the Chola rule. His capital was Thanjaur. The question, whether Vijayalaya was from the same Chola...

May 23, 2013

Early Cholas

Not much authentic information is available about the Early Chola Kingdom. The main source of its knowledge is the Sangam Literature. The other sources are Periplus of the...

May 23, 2013

Karikala Chola

The most significant Early Chola ruler is Karikala Chola, who ruled around 270 BC and is mentioned in the Sangam Literature. The meaning of his name “Kari +...

May 23, 2013

Chera Kingdom

Not many details are available about the pre-Christian era history of the Chera, Keralaputra and Satyaputra. Satyaputras The first historical evidence about Kerala is found in the inscriptions...

May 23, 2013

Pandya Kingdom

Pandya Kingdom refers to the Pandyas of Mahabharata Period about whom, we only know from the traditional legends and epics. Of this ancient Pandya Kingdom was a king...

May 23, 2013

Iraiyanar Akapporul and Sangam legend

Iraiyanar Akapporul, which is also known as “Iraiyanar’s writing on love”, is a work of Tamil literature which dates back to around 5-8th centuries AD. This work has...

May 23, 2013

Tamilkam and the Sangam Age

Tamil is the oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India. The development of Tamil was faster than Malayalam and it had therefore become a common language...

May 23, 2013

List of Sangam Literature

Oldest Extant work on Grammar Tolkāppiyam Oldest conceptual work on Grammar Agattiyam Published Works Patinenmēlkanakku (Sangam Period) #colspan# Patinenkīlkanakku (Post Sangam Period) #colspan# Total 18 Works #colspan# Total...

May 23, 2013

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