Kadungon
- Kadungon or Kadunkon was also the name an earlier Pandya king, mentioned in the Sangam literature.
| Kadungon | |
|---|---|
| Pandyadhiraja | |
| Reign | c. 590–620 CE |
| Successor | Saivism |
Pandya dynasty |
|---|
| Early Pandya polity |
| Early Medieval Pandyas |
|
Kadungon was a
Kalabhra rule, marking the beginning of a new era in the Tamil speaking region.[1]
Kadungon's title was "Pandyadhiraja",Maravarman Avanisulamani.[3]
Dates
Most historians, including R. C. Majumdar, state the period of Kadungon rule as 590–620 CE.[4][5][6][7]
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (the first assumption) — c. 600–620 CE[8]
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (revised date) — c. 590–620 CE[9]
- Noboru Karashima — c. 560–90 CE[10] (or) c. 590–620 CE[11]
Velvikudi Grant
The
Kalabhra interregnum. The last known king of this dynasty was Ugrapperuvaludi.[12]
Kadungon is the next known Pandyan king.
References
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- ^ K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1929, p. 41.
- ^ K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1958, p. 165.
- ^ Noburu Karashima 2014, pp. 370.
- ^ Noburu Karashima 2014, pp. 86.
- ^ a b N. Subrahmanian 1994, p. 115.
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- ^ Rao Bahadur H. Krishna Sastri, ed. (1983) [1924]. Epigraphia Indica Vol. XVII. Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 291–309.
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Bibliography
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1929). The Pandyan Kingdom. London: Luzac and Company.
- Noburu Karashima, ed. (2014). A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1958). A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Madras: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-560686-7.
- N. Subrahmanian (1994) [1962]. History of Tamilnad (To A. D. 1336). Madurai: Koodal.