Tondai Nadu
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Tondai Nadu is a historic region in northern Tamil Nadu, India, traditionally centered around the ancient city of Kanchipuram and known for its rich cultural and political heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Tamil Nadu | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dravidian temple architecture
NERFINISHED
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Pallava architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
parts of present-day Chennai region
ⓘ
parts of present-day Kanchipuram region ⓘ parts of present-day Tiruvallur region ⓘ parts of present-day Vellore region ⓘ |
| containsTempleTown | Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Tamil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Tamil language ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanchipuram district NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruvallur NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruvannamalai region NERFINISHED ⓘ Vellore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSite | Kanchipuram temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
classical temple towns
ⓘ
literary traditions in Tamil ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | ancient and medieval South India ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | center of Pallava power ⓘ |
| historicallyRuledBy |
Chola dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Nayak rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | northern Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | political center in northern Tamil country ⓘ |
| knownFor |
political heritage
ⓘ
rich cultural heritage ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Kanchipuram as a learning center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South India
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| partOf | Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalDivision | ancient Tamil territorial divisions ⓘ |
| preColonialStatus | traditional Tamil region ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major center of Hindu temples ⓘ |
| religiousTraditions |
Shaivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCenter | Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.