Kaveripattinam

E224929
ancient port city archaeological site

Kaveripattinam is an ancient port city of the Chola kingdom in South India, renowned as a key setting in classical Tamil literature.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kaveripattinam canonical 5
Kaveripoompattinam 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient port city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavationsBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
archaeologicalFinds Roman coins ⓘ
beads and semi-precious stones ⓘ
brick structures ⓘ
terracotta objects ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Buddha (in Manimekalai) ⓘ
Indra ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance key setting in classical Tamil epics ⓘ
symbol of Chola maritime power ⓘ
declineCause coastal erosion (as suggested by research) ⓘ
sea inundation (as described in literature) ⓘ
district Mayiladuthurai district ⓘ
economicRole export of spices ⓘ
export of textiles ⓘ
import of luxury goods ⓘ
governedBy Chola dynasty ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Poompuhar ⓘ
Puhar ⓘ
hasFeature harbour ⓘ
lighthouse (as described in literature) ⓘ
market districts ⓘ
residential quarters for foreign merchants ⓘ
warehouses ⓘ
historicalPeriod Sangam era ⓘ
knownFor fishing and salt production ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
overseas commerce with Southeast Asia ⓘ
pearls and precious stones trade ⓘ
languageOfLiterarySources Classical Tamil ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf Kaveri ⓘ
surface form: Kaveri River
locatedIn South India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
locatedInKingdom Chola dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Chola kingdom
locatedNear Bay of Bengal ⓘ
mentionedIn Manimekalai ⓘ
Pattinappālai ⓘ
surface form: Pattinappalai

Cilappatikāram ⓘ
surface form: Silappadikaram
modernSiteCorrespondsTo Poompuhar ⓘ
surface form: Poompuhar town
region Kaveri River Delta ⓘ
surface form: Cauvery delta
servedAs major port of the early Cholas ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
tradePartners Roman Empire ⓘ
Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Asian polities

Sri Lanka ⓘ

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Input
Subject: Kaveripattinam
Description of subject: Kaveripattinam is an ancient port city of the Chola kingdom in South India, renowned as a key setting in classical Tamil literature.

Referenced by (6)

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

Manimekalai → setting → Kaveripattinam ⓘ
India–Southeast Asia → majorPort → Kaveripattinam ⓘ
Pattinappālai → regionDescribed → Kaveripattinam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kaveripoompattinam
ancient Tamilakam → majorPortCity → Kaveripattinam ⓘ
subject surface form: Ancient Tamilakam
Tamilakam → majorPort → Kaveripattinam ⓘ
Kovalan → placeOfOrigin → Kaveripattinam ⓘ