Pandya dynasty

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Indian dynasty Tamil dynasty monarchy

The Pandya dynasty was an ancient Tamil royal lineage that ruled parts of southern India, particularly in present-day Tamil Nadu, and was renowned for its maritime trade, patronage of Tamil literature, and long-standing rivalry with the Chola and Chera dynasties.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pandya dynasty canonical 15
Pandyas 4
Pandya 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian dynasty ⓘ
Tamil dynasty ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
alliedWith Sinhalese kingdoms of Sri Lanka ⓘ
capital Korkai ⓘ
Madurai ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSphere Tamilakam ⓘ
endTime 16th century CE ⓘ
engagedIn Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ
surface form: Indian Ocean trade

pepper trade ⓘ
spice trade ⓘ
era Sangam period ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
post-Sangam period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Tamil people ⓘ
surface form: Tamils
knownFor maritime trade ⓘ
patronage of Tamil literature ⓘ
pearling industry ⓘ
rivalry with Chera dynasty ⓘ
rivalry with Chola dynasty ⓘ
temple construction ⓘ
trade with Roman Empire ⓘ
trade with Southeast Asia ⓘ
language Tamil ⓘ
mentionedIn Periplus of the Erythraean Sea ⓘ
Sangam literature ⓘ
writings of Megasthenes ⓘ
notableRuler Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I ⓘ
surface form: Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I

Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I ⓘ
surface form: Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I

Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I ⓘ
Nedunjeliyan I ⓘ
politicalStructure hereditary monarchy ⓘ
port Alagankulam ⓘ
Korkai ⓘ
predecessor early historic Tamil chiefdoms ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousPatronage Buddhism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
rival Chera dynasty ⓘ
Chola dynasty ⓘ
Pallava dynasty ⓘ
startTime at least 3rd century BCE ⓘ
successor Madurai Nayak dynasty ⓘ
titleUsed Pandya dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pandya

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South India → historicalDynasty → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Tamil people → historicalKingdom → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Madurai → historicalRegion → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandya kingdom
Madurai → wasCapitalOf → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Tiruchirappalli → wasRuledBy → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandyas
Chidambaram → wasPatronizedBy → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Chola dynasty → successor → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Dravidian temple architecture → historicalPeriod → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Tamil culture → hasHistoricalDynasty → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Chera dynasty → contemporaryWith → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Pandya dynasty → titleUsed → Pandya dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandya
Hindu temple architecture → hasStyle → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandya
Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval → historicalPatronageBy → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandya rulers
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple → associatedDynasty → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Puranānūru → associatedWithDynasties → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandya
ancient Tamilakam → majorDynasty → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
subject surface form: Ancient Tamilakam
Tamil Sangams → associatedWithDynasty → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Tamilakam → majorDynasty → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Madurai Sultanate → predecessor → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Temple City → associatedWithDynasty → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
Kshatriya → hasFamousExamples → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandyas
Central Tamil Nadu → historicalAssociation → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandyas
Mayiladuthurai → historicallyRuledBy → Pandya dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandyas
Bronze Gallery → associatedWithDynasty → Pandya dynasty ⓘ