Pandya country
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The Pandya country was an ancient Tamil kingdom in South India, renowned for its maritime trade, patronage of Tamil literature, and capital at Madurai.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil kingdom
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Vaigai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Tamil culture ⓘ |
| currency |
gold coins
ⓘ
silver coins ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ overseas trade ⓘ pearl diving ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | Sangam period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCentre | Madurai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Alagankulam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korkai NERFINISHED ⓘ Muziris (through trade network) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | fish emblem ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early urban centre at Madurai
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ patronage of Tamil literature ⓘ pearl fisheries ⓘ trade with Southeast Asia ⓘ trade with the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South India
ⓘ
Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy’s Geography NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangam literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Chera country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chola country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Tamil polities ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Sangam assemblies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil poets ⓘ |
| regionType | maritime region ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Pandya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | medieval Pandya kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
at least from 3rd century BCE
ⓘ
to at least 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| tradeGoodsExported |
pearls
ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ spices ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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