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They had amicable relationship with the cheras of the malabar coast. Pandya dynasty dynasties of ancient india history for kids. During their history, the pandyas were repeatedly in conflict with the pallavas, cholas, hoysalas, cheras keralas. Read to know more about the political history of sanga period for ias exam. During their history, the pandyas were repeatedly in conflict with the pallavas, cholas. Which books should i read to know more about south indian history. The cholas 300s bce1279 ce controlled the central and northern parts of tamil nadu. The cheras controlled the region of presentday kerala and also the western parts of tamilnadu. Three states, namely, cholas, cheras, and pandya emerged in south india. Only due to their dependence with cholas and cheras they could continue free movement and carry out trade along the.

Rajaraja defeated the pandya king amarabhujanga and captured the port of virinam. The place of the cholas was taken over by the pandyas and the hoysalas. List of historical fiction about cholas score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Cheras were the allies of pandyas for a long time as compared to the cholas. The pandyas, along with the cheras and the cholas, are considered to be among the oldest indian dynasties.

Aug 31, 2011 the descendants of the chola,the cheras and the pandyas. What is the symbol of pallavas, pandyas and cheras gk. Sangam age is the period of history of ancient dynasties of cholas, cheras and pandyas. Among the political powers of the sangam age, the cheras, the cholas and the pandyas occupied preeminent positions. Each of the sangam dynasties had a royal emblem carp for the pandyas, tiger for the cholas and bow for the cheras. Ancient bookshelf great vedas and epics books of ancient india. A very good book in this regard would be a history of south india from prehistoric times to the fall of vijayanagar by k.

The main source of information about these kingdoms is traced from the literary references of sangam period. The tamils in fact believed, that the three monarchies of the cheras, cholas and pandyaa were of immortal antiquity, dating from the time of creation. The cheras, the pandyas and the cholas together constituted as the main warring iron age tamil kingdoms. A very good book in this regard would be a history of south india from. Abraham despite the amount of archaeological research that has been carried out in south india, our understanding of the south indian protohistoric period is still, in many ways, in its infancy. He is said to have fed both the armies at kurukshetra war and so had earned the title of udiyanjiral. It saw remarkable progress in almost all spheres of life such as polity, culture and economy. May 23, 20 pandya kingdom refers to the pandyas of mahabharata period about whom, we only know from the traditional legends and epics. In 9th century, the cholas gained control and overthrew the pallavas. During the sangam age, it was ruled by three dynastiesthe cheras, cholas and pandyas. In his inscriptions ashoka refers to the peoples of south india the cholas, cheras, pandyas and satiyaputras as recipients of his buddhist proselytism. In 994 ad, rajaraja destroyed the fleet of the chera king bhaskara ravi varman thiruvadi in the kandalur war. Even though the earliest extant tamil literary works, such as the kaliththokai, mention a tamil continent called kumari kandam, which was ruled by pandyas and the cheras for 10,000 years, before getting submerged in the western indian ocean, the. Pandyas are also mentioned in the pillars of ashoka inscribed 273 232 bce.

Along with pandyas and cheras, chola history goes back to the period where written records were scarce. Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history, historical periods, and themes in history military history, archaeology, arts and culture, and history in books and movies. The region of kanchi was also part of the cholas kingdom. Southern kingdoms the chera, chola and pandyas dynasties. The pandyas, cheras and the sinhalas allied against the cholas. Apr 08, 20 the pandyas controlled the pearl fisheries along the south indian coast between sri lanka and india, producing some of the finest pearls known. The extensive and sometimes mythical history of the chola. The pandyan or pandian dynasty was an ancient tamil dynasty, one of the three tamil dynasties, the other two being the chola and the chera.

Pandyas were one of the three ancient tamil kingdoms chola and chera. Pattinappalai portrays his life and military conquests. History chola empire history of ancient, medieval and. King karikala was a famous king of the sangam cholas. The colas cholas were by far the most important dynasty in the subcontinent at this time, although their activities mainly affected the rajadhiraja reigned 104454 fought the pandyas and cheras and defeated the western chalukya ruler someshvara i in 1046, but he was killed at the battle of. The chera kings assumed titles like vanavaramban, vanavan, kuttuvan, irumporai and villavar, the chola kings like senni, valavan and killi and the pandya kings thennavar and minavar. According to poet bhangudi marudan the first ruler of this dynasty was nediyan. Mar 17, 2020 muvendar, the three crowned kings, three royal families cheras, cholas and pandyas controlled major agrarian territories, trade routes and towns. Later in the ninth century, they were defeated by joint forces of pandyas and cholas. An internal crisis in the pandya empire coincided with the khalji invasion of south india in 1011. Together with the cholas of uraiyur and the pandyas of madurai, the early cheras were known as one of the three major powers muventar of ancient tamilakam a macro region in south india in the early centuries of the common era. Chera dynasty dynasties of ancient india history for kids youtube. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services.

The chera dynasty or cera was one of the principal lineages in the early history of the present day states of kerala and tamil nadu in southern india. Samacheer kalvi 9th social science history solutions chapter. Cholas rule forms an important part in the history of south india. The cheras, cholas and pandyas also controlled the ports of muziris muchiri. Few historians now believe that ancient chera kingdom included the todays kerala but separated.

Their core area of rule was the kaveri delta, later known as cholamandalam. Ancient indian history chola dynasty tutorialspoint. The region of tamil nadu or tamilakam, in the southeast of modern india, shows evidence of. The king was the head of the administration of the cholas and all powers were concentrated in his hands. Literary bookshelf tamil literary book collections.

One of his battles was against the cholas where he suffered a. Pallava king narasimhavarman defeated the chalukyas in 642ad. Their early capitals were urayur and kaveripattinam. From the cholas the hegemony of the south passed to the cheras and later to the pandyas. Apr 28, 2017 in the last videos, we studied about foreign and native rulers of postmauryan period. The muvendhar controlled the major towns and ports of the sangam period.

From indus to independence a trek through indian history. The latter were ousted by the pallavas, who later on became the suzerain power of southern india. South india, during the sangam age, was ruled by three dynastiesthe cheras, cholas and pandyas. Dynastic names such as cheras, pandyas, chalukyas and cholas swim vaguely in the consciousness, but the details remain largely unknown. They ruled in the south of india from the 9th to th century. The pandyan king sundara rendered the final blow by seizing kanchi in 1297 a. Mar 29, 2016 other regional powers, such as the cheras, hoysalas and kakatiyas were also defeated, and the pandyas emerged as the new dominant power in southern india. The name sangam is given after the academies of poets in pandyas capital, madurai. Nambi andar nambi, who was a contemporary of rajaraja chola i, collected and arranged the books on saivism into eleven books called tirumurais. The pandya dynasty, also known as the pandyas of madurai, was a dynasty of south india, one. The cholas have occupied the region of kaveri delta and the adjoining area. The history of the cheras was marked by continuous fight with the cholas and the pandyas.

Aug 31, 2011 founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. It was one of the three main kingdoms of the ancient tamil country. The pandyas controlled the pearl fisheries along the south indian coast between sri lanka and india, producing some of the finest pearls known. The pandyas of ucchangi 9thth century, in the tungabhadra valley were related to the pandyas of madurai.

Using archaeological evidence to identify the tamil kingdoms of early historic south india shinu a. Pandya dynasty dynasties of ancient india history for. Pandya dynasty project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The cheras established their rule in the 3rd century bc and ruled till the twelfth century ad. For next 300 years, pallavas remained minor rulers, till they finally faded out. Many sangam poems mention the battle of venni where he defeated the confederacy of cheras, pandyas and eleven minor chieftains.

In the last videos, we studied about foreign and native rulers of postmauryan period. The early cholas of the sangam era were one of the most dominant political force in the tamil country. The cholas were a tamil kingdom of the pre and post sangam period 600 bce 300 ce. May 23, 20 however, pandyas, cheras and the cholas were mentioned in surviving tamil literature comprising of chilappatikaram, tirukkural etc, complementing their mention in the existing sanskrit literature viz. Which books should i read to know more about south indian. Sangam literature believes that the dynasties of chola, chera, and pandya belong to immemorial antiquity. The names of the three dynasties, cholas, pandyas, and cheras, are. They had managed to establish hegemony over the pandyas and cheras and their influence was even felt beyond the traditional boundaries of the tamil country. Chola dynasty, rulers of chola dynasty, chola dynasty of. The descendants of the chola,the cheras and the pandyas. The pandyas are mentioned as the hosts of the third tamil sangam 3 rd century bc3 rd century ce, and as hosts of the supposedly even earlier first two sangams. It is from these colophons and rarely from the texts of the poems themselves.