Pandyas of Madurai (1 gen 1200 anni – 1 gen 1300 anni)

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Pandyas of Madurai (c6th century CE)

 Revived by Kadungon Pandyan from the rule of Kalabhras in 6th century CE
 Shifted rom Korakai to Madurai as capital
 Pandyas visited by Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Abdulla Wassaf
 Ruled from Pandyamandalam or Thenmandalam
 They controlled parts of Sri Lanka
Aspects

 Kayalpattinam was most important port. Had Arab and Chinese ships
 Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I brought entire Tamil region under control – horses played a major role in
their victory

 Fight between Vira Pandyan and brother Sundara Pandyan. SP takes refuge from Alauddin Khilji. This
invited Malik Kafur to the south
 The empire got divided. Muhammad bin Tughlaq invaded the territories


 Rise of Madurai Sultanate in
1336CE
 Fish symbol
Decline
 Pandyas dominated parts of South India till defeat by Cholas in 10th century. They revived in 11th century
but declined due to Sultanate invasions and infighting
 Rise of the Vijayanagara nayak

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