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The origin and the timeline of the Pandya dynasty are difficult to establish. [10] The early Pandya chieftains ruled their country (Pandya Nadu) from the ancient period, which included the inland city of Madurai and the southern port of Korkai. [14] [15] The Pandyas are celebrated in the earliest available Tamil poetry (Sangam literature). [10]
Pandya is an Indian Hindu Brahmin surname and may be: . Paritosh Pandya, Indian computer scientist; Vidhi Pandya, Indian television actress; Pranav Pandya, politician; Hardik Pandya, Indian international cricketer
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
The origin of the word "Pandya" has been a subject of much speculation. Historians have used several sources to identify the origins of the Early Pandyan dynasty with the pre-Christian Era and also to piece together the names of the Pandyan kings. Unfortunately, the exact genealogy of these kings has not been authoritatively established yet.
Pandyan dynasty, which ruled South India from pre-historic times until end of the 15th century; Pandiyan (actor), Indian actor; Pandiyan, 1992 Indian film by S. P. Muthuraman. Pandya (surname), Indian surname
This led to a Chola invasion in retribution. In 1205, the Chola armies defeated the Pandyan army and sacked Madurai. The ancient coronation hall of Pandyan kings was destroyed, the remains plowed with asses and sowed with weeds. Inscriptions found at Kudimiyanmalai and Cheranur give graphic descriptions of the invasion and the sacking of Madurai.
People with this surname are found in the Madhesi people and the Chhetri Kshatriya communities of Nepal.The famous Pande dynasty of Nepal were a Chhetri aristocratic family that dominated the Nepalese administration and military up until the 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar.
Kulasekara Pandyan I acceded to the Pandyan throne in the year 1268 CE after his father Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I. During the middle part of the 13th century, the kingdom was ruled by many princes of the royal line. This practice of shared rule with one prince asserting primacy was common in the Pandyan Kingdom. [4]