Sangam period

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historical period period of Tamil history

The Sangam period was an ancient era of Tamil history marked by flourishing literature, powerful dynasties like the Pandyas, and vibrant urban and maritime culture in South India.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sangam era	9
Sangam period canonical	5
Sangam and post-Sangam era	1
Tamil Sangam period	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ period of Tamil history ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage	Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture ⓘ overseas trade with Roman Empire ⓘ pearl fishing ⓘ spice trade ⓘ
endTime	circa 300 CE ⓘ
flourishedUnder	Chera dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
hadPort	Korkai NERFINISHED ⓘ Muziris NERFINISHED ⓘ Puhar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCapitalCity	Korkai NERFINISHED ⓘ Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ Uraiyur NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalCenter	Kapatapuram Sangam NERFINISHED ⓘ Madurai Sangam NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Madurai Sangam NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Early Sangam period NERFINISHED ⓘ Later Sangam period NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	Sangam literature NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Tamil poetry ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ powerful dynasties ⓘ urban culture ⓘ
locatedIn	South India ⓘ Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	ancient history of South India ⓘ
politicalStructure	chieftaincies ⓘ hereditary monarchies ⓘ
producedWork	Akananuru NERFINISHED ⓘ Ettuthokai NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalithokai NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuruntokai NERFINISHED ⓘ Natrinai NERFINISHED ⓘ Paripāṭal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pathitrupathu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pattuppāṭṭu NERFINISHED ⓘ Purananuru NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolkāppiyam NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ early Hinduism ⓘ
socialStructure	clan-based society ⓘ patrilineal kinship ⓘ
sourceFor	early South Indian polity and society ⓘ early history of Tamil people ⓘ
startTime	circa 300 BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Pandya dynasty → era → Sangam period ⓘ

Ettuthokai → period → Sangam period ⓘ

Paripāṭal → literaryPeriod → Sangam period ⓘ