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[8] [9] The Pandya dynasty is the longest ruling dynasty in the world. [10] [11] The rulers of the three Tamil dynasties were referred to as the "three crowned rulers (the mu-ventar) of the Tamil Region" [7] [12] in the southern part of India. The origin and the timeline of the Pandya dynasty are difficult to establish. [9]
According to a legend found in the Tamil text Tiruvilaiyadal Puranam, the childless Malayadhvaja Pandya and his wife perform ninety-nine ashvamedha yajnas to propitiate the gods, seeking a son for the succession. [2] However, a three-year-old girl emerged from the yajna fire, bearing three breasts, upon the lap of the queen.
Mangayarkkarasiyar was born as a Chola princess in Pazhayarai.Her real name was Maani. [citation needed] She married the Pandyan Dynasty King Koon Pandiyan who ruled Madurai. ...
[3] [5] According to the Lankan sources, the invading king had allied himself with a rebel Pandya prince. [11] Army commanders of Sena II installed prince Varaguna II on the Pandya throne. Srimara Srivallabha The king of the Pandyas fled from the field of battle on the back of an elephant, and gave up his life in the wrong place. [11]
The Early Pandyas of the Sangam period were one of the three main kingdoms of the Tamilakam (southern India), the other two being the Cholas, and Cheras dynasty. As with many other kingdoms around this period (earlier than 200 BCE), most of the information about the Early Pandyas come to modern historians mainly through literary sources and some epigraphic, archaeological and numismatic evidence.
Kanchanamalai (Tamil:காஞ்சனமலை) was legendary queen consort of Madurai and Korkai and also empress of the Pandya dynasty. [1] She ruled Madurai alongside her husband, King Malayadhvaja Pandya. She was also the mother of Meenakshi. Kanchanamalai is believed to be the reincarnation of Vidyavati (a princess of Gandharva kingdom).
The Three Crowned Kings, [a] were the triumvirate of Chera, Chola and Pandya who dominated the politics of the ancient Tamil country, Tamilakam, from their three Nadu (countries) of Chola Nadu, Pandya Nadu (present day Madurai and Tirunelveli) and Chera Nadu (present day Kerala and some parts of Tamilnadu) in southern India.
The 13th century Tamil Shaiva text Tiruvilaiyadal Puranam mentions king Malayadhvaja Pandya and his wife Kanchanamalai, who performed a yajna seeking a son for an heir. Instead, a daughter is born, who is already three-years old, and has three breasts.