12. Sangam Literature: Chera, Chola, Pandyan Flashcards
(Three + One) major empires of South India?
- Chera
- Chola
- Pandyas
- Pallavas
The geographical location of:
- Pandyas
- Cholas
- Cheras
- Pandyas - Southern Peninsula, South of Pudukottai
- Cholas - Northwards to Nellore
- Chera - West i.e. Malabar Coast
What southern kingdoms were known to the Mauryas? What is the evidence?
- Pandyas
- Cholas
- Keralaputras and Satyaputras = (Cheras)
- Evidence: 2nd & 13th Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka Maurya.
How were the southern kingdoms in touch with the outer world?
Maritime Trade and Commerce (Extremely Successful)
Why were Pallavas not included in the 3 South Indian Kingdoms?
Because it was an intrusive foreign kingdom and non-Dravidian race
Pandya King mentioned in the Mahabharata?
Pandya king Sarangadhwaja sided with the Pandavas in the great Kurukshetra War.
Landmarks of Pandyan kingdoms found in Mahabharata
- Rishabha Mountain
- Agastya Tirthas (places)
- Varuna Tirthas
- Kumaris Tirtha (Kanyakumari)
- Thamiraparani Tirtha
- Gokarna Tirtha
Pandyas sigil/family crest/flag
Twin Fish (Meen-akshi)
- Pandya kingdom was known as?
- Early days capital of Pandyas?
- Important places of the empire
- Pandya Nadu
- Korkai
- Important Places
- South: Podukottai
- West: Achankovil River
- East: Vegai River - Madura
Cheif source of wealth for the Pandyan Kings?
- Pearl Trade - Pearl Fisheries
- Silk Industries
The new commercial capital of Pandyas after Korkai?
Port town of Old Kayyal, near Tamiraparni River
(Present day: Tinnevely District)
The main capital of Pandyas finally shifted to?
Madura
(Madurai)
(Madhurapuri)
A Pandyan King , who defeated the Aryan intrusion
Nedunjcheliyan I
Aariya Padai kadantha Nedunjezhiya Pandiyan
