Vanchi
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Vanchi was an ancient South Indian city that served as the political and cultural center of the Chera dynasty.
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| associatedPolity | early historic South Indian polities ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chera dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | center of early Chera culture ⓘ |
| dynastyCapitalOf | Chera dynasty (traditional view) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Chera kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom | early South Indian historical traditions ⓘ |
| languageContext | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Tamil literary tradition ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient trade and political networks of South India ⓘ |
| politicalRole | capital of the Chera rulers (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| regionTraditionallyLinkedTo | present-day Kerala region ⓘ |
| servedAs |
cultural center of the Chera dynasty
ⓘ
political center of the Chera dynasty ⓘ |
| status | lost city (exact location uncertain) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient period of South Indian history ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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