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Kadunkon (Tamil: கடுங்கோன்) was a Pandya king who revived the Pandya rule in South India in the 6th century CE. Along with the Pallava king Simhavishnu, he is credited with ending the Kalabhra rule, marking the beginning of a new era in the Tamil speaking region. [1] Kadunkon's title was "Pandyadhiraja", [2] and his capital ...
The Pandya king suffered a crushing defeat (c. 880 CE) in a battle fought near Kumbakonam. [86] By c. 897 CE, Chola king Aditya I was the master of the old Pallava, Ganga and Kongu countries. It is a possibility that Aditya I conquered the Kongu country from the Pandya king Parantaka Viranarayana (r. 880–900 CE). [86]
It is also the name of the king of the country of Avanti, sharing the same ancestry as the Pandya king. This Indradyumna is best known for the legend of his installation of the idols of the Jagannath temple of Puri , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] featured prominently in the Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya section of the Skanda Purana .
Pandya was present in the Rajasuya ceremony of Pandava king Yudhishthira (2:36,43). The Kings of Chera and Pandya, brought numberless jars of gold filled with fragrant sandal juice from the hills of Malaya, and loads of sandal and aloe wood from the Dardduras hills, and many gems of great brilliancy and fine cloths inlaid with gold.
All the Pandyas of the Varagunarama Pandya period were under the Vijayanagara Empire and paid them tribute. [9] However, other sources invariably mention that though the Madurai Nayakas were in-charge of Madurai, from time to time, they were opposed by and had skirmishes with the Tenkasi Pandyans, who are also said to have had intermittent control of Madurai.
The inscriptions mentions that workers of Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ I, a Pandyan king of the Sangam era, (c. 270 BCE) made stone beds for Jain monks. [ 2 ] In popular culture
Arikesari Maravarman (r. c. 640–690 CE), [1] also known as Parankusa, was a Pandya king of early medieval south India. [2] Arikesari's reign witnessed the beginning of the Pandya contesting with the Pallavas in the northern part of the Tamil country. [2] He probably entered into an alliance with Chalukyas (to the counter the Pallavas). [3]
Nedunjeliyan II, a prominent ruler of the Pandya dynasty during the Sangam era, is recognized for his contributions to the promotion of astrology and temple architecture. [ citation needed ] Building on his ancestors' reverence for celestial sciences, he is credited with encouraging the construction of temples dedicated to the Navagrahas , the ...