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The Three Crowned Kings, [a] were the triumvirate of Chera, Chola and Pandya who dominated the politics of the ancient Tamil country, Tamilakam, from their three Nadu (countries) of Chola Nadu, Pandya Nadu (present day Madurai and Tirunelveli) and Chera Nadu (present day Kerala and some parts of Tamilnadu) in southern India.
An early silver kasu of Rajendra Chola (the Chola dynasty, south India). Original "Seated Tiger" design is (also used in a gold fanam coin) seen. Obverse: Tiger (Chola symbol) seated right faces towards two upright fishes (Pandya symbol) with Bow (Chera symbol) behind and the Umbrella above. Reverse: Uttama/Chola - in Nagari script.
It is a possibility that Pandya ruler Vira Pandya defeated Chola king Gandaraditya and claimed independence. [20] Chola ruler Sundara Parantaka II (r. 957–73) responded by defeating Vira Pandya I in two battles (and Chola prince Aditya II killed Vira Pandya on the second occasion). The Pandyas were assisted by the Sri Lanka forces of King ...
Illam Cheral Irumporai purportedly defeated the Chola ruler Perum Chola, Ilam Pazhaiyan Maran and Vicchi, and destroyed "five forts". He was known as "Kudakko" or the lord of the West, the lord of Thondi, "Kongar Nadu", "Kuttuvar Nadu", and "Puzhi Nadu". [50] He is described as the descendant of Nedum Cheralathan. [38]
The tiger symbol was adopted from the emblem of the Chola Empire, it should reflect the martial history (Veera varalaru) and the national upheaval of the Tamils. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The crossed bayonets were based on the historical crossed sword emblem of Vannimai and represent the armed resistance. [ 4 ]
The Flag of Chola or Tiger Flag (Tamil: புலி கொடி) was used by the Tamil Chola dynasty. The Tiger or Jumping Tiger was the royal emblem of the Cholas and was depicted on coins, seals and banners. On the coins of Uttama Chola, the Chola Tiger was shown sitting between the twin fish of Pandya and the bow of Chera.
The Early Pandyas of the Sangam period were one of the three main kingdoms of the Tamilakam (southern India), the other two being the Cholas, and Cheras dynasty. As with many other kingdoms around this period (earlier than 200 BCE), most of the information about the Early Pandyas come to modern historians mainly through literary sources and some epigraphic, archaeological and numismatic evidence.
Cheran (), Chozhan and Pandian are arrested for different crimes and they are immediately released by a kind-hearted police officer (Mansoor Ali Khan).The three men decide to turn their lives around and become good men, but they cross a corrupted politician's path named Swamy (Vasu Vikram) which gives them a reason to reconsider.