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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 the name of a Pandya king featured in the Mahabharata and the Puranas, the son of King Sumati [1] of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) and the grandson of Bharata. This king is best known for his legend of being rescued by Vishnu in the Gajendra Moksha [ 2 ] and the episode of his fall from heaven after the exhaustion of his virtue , and ...
Malayadhvaja Pandya is described to be a sage-king and a "conqueror of cities" in the Bhagavata Purana. He takes Vaidarbhi, the daughter of the king of Vidarbha, as his wife, and performs austerites seeking to propitiate Krishna upon the Kulachala mountains. After a century of such practices, he is described to have gained divine wisdom from ...
Koon Pandiyan ("The hunch-backed Pandyan") (Tamil: கூன் பாண்டியன்) was the nickname of a king who ruled Madurai around 7th century. Some historians identify him with the Pandyan king Arikesari Parankusa Maravarman. [2] He converted from Jainism to Shaivism, converted under the influence of Sambandar.
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 ...
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 ...
Pandya Kulodayam is a Pandya history book written by Mandalakavi (zonal poet) of the Tenkasi Pandya period. [15] The information it contained were: The first Pandya king to be crowned with Tenkasi as the capital was the Sadaavarman Parakrama Pandya. All the Pandya kings after him were crowned in the Tenkasi temple.
Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1216–1238 CE. [1] He laid the foundation for the Pandya revival, after being dominated by the Cholas for several centuries. [2]