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Mutharaiyar dynasty is one of the royal dynasty in Tamil Nadu state of India. Mutharaiyars ruled Tanjore, Trichy and Pudukottai regions from 600 CE to 850 CE. Admirable accounts of Mutharaiyar kings are found in the Tamil epics Nālaṭiyār and Muthollaayiram Kuvavan Maaran alias Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar I (650-680 CE)
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.
Tamil dynasties (தமிழ் பேரரசுகள்) are the kingdoms who ruled over present day Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Odisha. These include the Pallavas , the Pandyas , the Cholas and the Cheras .
Cholas capture the crown, queen, daughter, and wealth of King Mahinda V of Anuradhapura and take king himself as a prisoner to Tamil Nadu, where he eventually died in exile in 1029. c. 1023: Rajendra's Expedition to the Ganges. [26] c. 1025: Chola navies defeat the king of Srivijaya [27] c. 1054
The early temple architecture phase in Tamil Nadu opens with the rock-cut cave temples. [139] [140] The Tamil country is home to the 'South Indian' or 'Dravidian' style of medieval temple architecture. [139] Typical temple consists of a hall and a square sanctum (the gabhagrha) The foundation block, or socle, is known as the adhisthana.
The east coast of Tamil Nadu was one of the areas affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, during which almost 8000 people died in the disaster. [112] The sixth most populous state in the Indian Union, Tamil Nadu was the seventh-largest economy in 2005 among the states of India. [113]
The Thanjavur Maratha kingdom ruled by the Bhonsle dynasty was a principality of Tamil Nadu between the 17th and 19th centuries. Their native language was Thanjavur Marathi. Vyankoji Bhosale was the founder of the dynasty.
Kings of Jaffna (24 P) M. Madurai nayaks (5 P) Mutharaiyar kings (2 P) P. Pallava kings (22 P) Pandyan kings (30 P) Pages in category "Tamil monarchs"