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Period Events c. 600 BCE: The production process of Wootz steel began in the 6th century BCE and was exported globally by the Chera dynasty as what was termed as "the finest steel in the world," i.e. Seric Iron to the Romans, Egyptians, Chinese and Arabs by 500 BCE and was used to make the famous damascus blades.
These theories of his were based on ancient Tamil and Buddhist sources. [1] These papers were subsequently published in his book The Tamils Eighteen Hundred Years Ago. [1] Three years later, in an editorial in the Siddhanta Deepika, Nallaswami Pillai hinted that Lemuria was the long lost land of Kumari Kandam. [1]
One urn has writing inside, which, according to archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India, resembles early Tamil-Brahmi script, confirming it of the Neolithic period 2800 years ago. [16] Adhichanallur has been announced as an archaeological site for further excavation and studies. [17] [18]
Gajabahu synchronism is the chronological device used by historians to help date early historic or pre- Pallava south India, esp. early Tamil history. The method was famously supported by scholar K. A. Nilakanta Sastri. Historian Kamil Zvelebil, even while acknowledging the fragility of the synchronism, famously called it the "sheet anchor" of the dating of early Tamil literature. The ...
806 CE: Date of the oldest surviving inscription in the city, a mixed Tamil-Sanskrit record of the Pallava king Dantivarman found in the Parthasarathi Temple at Triplicane. 820 CE: Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple is built. 957–970 CE: Dhenupureeswarar Temple is built. [16] [17] 900–1200 CE: Chennai forms a part of the Chola Empire.
Evidence suggested that occupation of the Indian subcontinent by hominins was sporadic until circa 700,000 years ago, and was geographically widespread by around 250,000 years ago. [ 8 ] Madrasian culture sites have been found in Attirampakkam (Attrambakkam=13° 13' 50", 79° 53' 20"), which is located near Chennai (formerly known as Madras ...
Tamil dynasties (தமிழ் பேரரசுகள்) are the kingdoms who ruled over present day Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Odisha. These include the Pallavas , the Pandyas , the Cholas and the Cheras .
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.