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Are pallavas Brahmins?
Abstract : In their epigraphical genealogies the Pallavas of South India (fourth to ninth centuries ce) claim to belong to a brahmin lineage that gradually embraced the duty of kings.
What is the caste of Chera kings?
Keralas Chera Dynasty which ruled Kerala till 1100 ad was a Tamil dynasty contrary to the claims of Nairs and Namboothiris. Keralolpathi claims that the Chera kings followed Matriarchy and belonged to Tulu Bunt (community).
What is the fight between Cholas and pandyas?
The three ruling houses of Tamil India, the Pandyas, Cheras, and Cholas, fought for supremacy of southern India and Sri Lanka. These dynasties promoted early literature on the Indian subcontinent and built important Hindu temples.
What is the difference between the Cholas and the Cheras?
The Chera Dynasty had ruled in two different time-periods. The first Chera Dynasty had ruled in Sangam Era while second Chera Dynasty had ruled from the 9th century AD onwards. The Chola kingdom of the Sangam period extended from modern Tiruchi district to Andhra Pradesh.
Are nadars pandyas?
This sub-division was later known as Mara Nadar. They claim to be the descendants of the Pandyans.
Who were the Pallavas and Cheras?
The Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas and Pallavas ruled over what is now South India and Sri Lanka and were patrons of many different languages, including Telugu and Kannada. Tamil also flourished a great deal in the Sangam period when these dynasties ruled.
What are the achievements of the Pallavas?
Pallavas are most noted for their patronage of Dravidian architecture, still seen today in Mahabalipuram. Pallavas, who left behind magnificent sculptures and temples, established the foundations of classical Dravidian architecture. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchipuram during Pallava rule and extolled their benign rule.
What is the significance of the Pahladpur inscription?
Pahladpur inscription is the record of Pallavas in the north. The Nagi legend of the Scythians is connected with Puranas and Tamil literature. It has been pointed out that Pahalava indicates the name of a tribe and Pallava that of a ruling family. Until 5th century Telugu land had formed major part of Pallava Kingdom.
Was Bodhidharma a Pallava?
Some sources describe Bodhidharma, the founder of the Chan (Zen) school of Buddhism in China, as a prince of the Pallava dynasty, a contemporary of Skandavarman IV and Nandivarman I, and the son of Simhavarman II. The word Pallava means bud or branch in Sanskrit. The word is rendered as Tondaiyar in Tamil language.