- Karaikal , the greatest Chola ruler transferred the capital to Kaveripattinam and he converted the Oliyar community from nomadic to settled life.He also fought a battle at Reuni
- Perunarkilli,the Chola ruler was the only Chola king to perform Rajsuya yajna
- Nedunjelian, the Pandya ruler was the hero of Silpapadikaram and he defeated Chola and Chera rulers in the battle of Talaiyangam
- Ahom was the story of love whereas Puram was the story of battles
- Thirunavukkarasu coined the term Sangam
- Thirukural, written by Thiruvaluvar is known as the Bible of the Tamil land and also the 5th Veda
- Senguttuvan, the Red Chera started Pattini cult was known as Kodal Pirakottiyama and he destroyed the efficacy of sea as a refuge
- Tolakappiyam was a book on grammer
- Kadimaram or kavalaram was the worship of tutelary tree
- Perundevanar translated Mahabharata into Tamil
- Tamil is the oldest Dravidian language
- Tolakappiyam is the earliest Tamil literary work extant today
- Sati or Tippaidal was common
- Kuppidu-Unit of measurement
- Nalikal-Unit of time
- Kalam-Unit of grain
- Kanam-Gold
- Velli-Silver
- Velvi-yajna
- Kadamai-King's customary tax
- Variyam-Land yielding tax
- Variyar-Tax collecting official
- Alakkus or Ulakku- Revenue measurement
- Pattinapattu-A work on Kaveripattanam
- Kalabhras rose against the Brahmins and ended the Sangam period
- Tirumal was the name of Vishnu
- Kalanju was a type of gold coin
- Korkai was known as Kolchi and Mahabalipuram as Melange
- Malayalam is the latest Dravidian language
- Spy was known as Orrayiar
- Nadukkal or virakkal was hero stone
- Alumbi Vel was revenue accountant
- Bhasa's Swapnovasavdutta was the earliest Sanskrit drama
- Earliest evidence of Vishti was in Bhagvata Purana
- Ritusamhara was the earliest work of Kalidasa
- Kumardasa wrote Janakiharana
- Chronlogical order of some Puranas: Manu-Brihaspati-Narada-Katyana-Vayu-Devala
- Auranasthanika-Officers in charge of wool market during the Gupta period
- Navaniketan-a book on medicine
- Vatsvatta wrote the famous Mandasore inscription of Kumargupta
- Maniyar Math was a circular temple only one of its kind
- Bhairavi wrote Kiratarjuniyam
- Yajnavalkya Smriti was the official lawbook of the Guptas
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Showing posts with label Sangam age. Show all posts
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Histoy-Sangam period and the concluding part of Gupta Period
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