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      • The Pandyan dynasty (Tamil: [paːɳɖijɐr]), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras.
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  2. The Pandyan dynasty (Tamil: [paːɳɖijɐr]), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. [7]

  3. Pandya dynasty, Tamil rulers in the extreme south of India of unknown antiquity (they are mentioned by Greek authors in the 4th century bce). The Roman emperor Julian received an embassy from a Pandya about 361 ce. The dynasty revived under Kadungon in the early 7th century ce and ruled from Madura.

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    • Religious Beliefs During The Pandya Reign

    Under the Chola king, Parantaka I, the Pandya King Rajasimha II was defeated and that led to the decline of the Pandya empire.But that did not mark the end of this dynasty. Discussed below is the timeline for the re-rise of Pandyas in the southern part of the country: 1. In the wake of the vacuum in Chola state in the last quarter of the 12th centu...

    The territory of Pandyas is called Pandymandalam, Thenmandalam or Pandynadu, which lay in the rocky, hilly regions and mountain ranges except the areas fed by the rivers Vaigai and Tamiraparni
    Pandya kings preferred Madurai as their capital
    As for political division, Pandy Mandalam or Pandy Nadu consisted of many valanadus, which, in turn, were divided into many nadusand kurrams(meaning group of villages)
    Kings and local chiefs created Brahmin settlements called Mangalam or Chaturvedimangalam with irrigation facilities. These settlements were given royal names and names of the deities
    Royal palaces were called Tirumaligai and Manaparanan Tirumaligai during the Pandya reign and the royal couches they used were named after the local chiefs, which attested to the legitimacy of the...
    The political division of land was as follows:
    A scholar named Wassaff claims that the trade of horses was very common during this period
    Other goods that were traded included spices, pearls, precious stones, elephants and birds
    It is believed that initially the Pandavas followed Jainism but had later adopted Saivism
    Medieval Pandyas and later Pandyas repaired many temples and endowed them with gold and land
    Patronage was also extended to Vedic practices
    The impartiality of rulers towards both Saivism and Vaishnavism is also made known in the invocatory portions of the Pandya inscriptions
  4. Sep 5, 2023 · The Pandya dynasty was one of the ancient Tamil dynasties that ruled parts of southern India, primarily in the Tamil Nadu region. They were one of the three major kingdoms of the Sangam age. Read here to learn more about them.

  5. Pandyas were one of the three ancient Tamil kingdoms (Chola and Chera being the other two) that ruled the Tamil country from pre-historic times until end of the fifteenth century. They ruled initially from Korkai, a seaport on the southern-most tip of the Indian peninsula, and in later times moved to Madurai.

  6. Jun 12, 2024 · The Pandya dynasty was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in Indian history. Initially, they ruled from Korkai and later shifted their capital to Madurai. With the rise of the Chola dynasty, they declined in the 9th century CE. However, they revived again during the 12th century CE.

  7. Apr 21, 2023 · The Pandyas were Tamil rulers whose territory spread over the southernmost part of the Indian peninsula, at first centered in the seaport Korkai before settling in the city Madurai. The Pandyan...