Pallavas---(XXchola) (1 janv. 275 – 1 janv. 897)

Description:

 Associated with Tondaimandalom
 Capital at Kanchipuram

tamil+sankrit

 Krishna Tunghabhadra doab

 Simhavishnu revived Pallavas from Kalabhras in 575CE


 Mahendravarman I era from 590CE – a man of many tastes
 He was converted to Shaivism from Jainism by Appar
 Pulakeshin II defeated Mahendravarman I to conquer northern Pallava territories in 618CE


 Narasimhavarman I – Battle of Vatapi 642CE led by commander Paranjoti - Titles of Mammalla, Vatapikonda
 He sent expeditions to Sri Lanka to help Manavarman
 Xuan Xang visits Kanchi


Aspects of Rule
 Empire was Divided into Kottams
 Assemblies of villagers and general body meetings for policy formulations
 District council worked with district administration ie nadu
 Sabha was formal gathering of villagers and urar was informal


 Land Grants (tax free)
○ Brahmadeya  villages granted to brahmins
○ Devadeya
 Eripatti  tank land donated by individuals. Revenue from this used to maintain village tanks. There was
canals and water tax.


Culture
 Mahendravarman was a patron of arts and achitecture – Chaitrakarapuli, Chettakari, Vichitrachitta -
Kanchi university (Ghatika)


 Dravidian temple architecture in four stages
 Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram saw cave, ratha and structural Temples
 Used Pallava script which later evolved to Grantha script
 Sanskrit and Tamil Literature flourishes
 Kanchipuram an important Buddhist learning centre then converted to a Hindu temple town
 Nayanars and Alwars flourished


 Bharavi (Simhavishnu) and Dandin (Narasimha Varman II) is associated with Pallavas


Traders founded guilds and called themselves as sudesi, nanadesi, ainurruvar and others


Overthrown by Cholas after the defeat of Aparajithavarman in 903CE

Ajouté au bande de temps:

Date: