Relationship of the Tamils with the Chinese
Tamils maintained a good relationship with the Chinese, with evidence of trade relations going back to 2nd century BC. [citation needed]
History and Evidence
[1]
The relationship between the Chinese and the Tamils is 3000 years old. [Pallavas. In the 8th century, the Tang dynasty, forged a military alliance with Narasimhavarman II and made him the General of the South China to safeguard from the expanding Tibetan Empire.[2] [unreliable source?]
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The relationship between the Chinese and the Cholas dates back to second century BC. According to ancient Chinese scholar
Tamil nadu, India). This suggests that Kanchi may have been an important hub for trade between the Chola kingdom and China.[4]
The
Tamizhagam traded in Chinese goods. The Kaiyuan Temple is a shiva temple built by the Tamil traders in China.[5][6]
Buddha, the Persian in Arabic script to Allah and the Tamil inscription mentions offering to Tenavarai Nayanar (Hindu god Vishnu
).
Coins
Arrays of ancient Chinese coins have been found at places considered to be the homeland of the Cholas (i.e. the present
Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Pudukkottai districts of Tamil Nadu, India), further confirming the existence of trade and commercial relationship between the Cholas and the Chinese.[7]
| Place | Number of coins | Other details |
|---|---|---|
| Olayakkunnam | 323 | These coins belong to 142-126 BC. This village is situated in Pattukkottai taluk in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu, India
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| Thaalikkottai | 1822 | This village is situated in Mannargudi taluk in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India |
References
- ^ china and tamilnadu history
- ^ "A 1,700-year-old Chinese connection | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "sino-indian cultural ties from time immemorial", baroda, jan 7. sardar K.M.panikkar was delivering the 1st of 3 lectures on 'india & china' @ maharaja sayaji rao university of baroda, News item in "the mail" dated 19-1-1956
- ^ Numismatics of Tamils by Nadana kaasinaathan - Tamil version (தமிழர் காசியல், நடன காசிநாதன்)
- ^ "the chola monarchs sent embassies, paertly diplomatic & commercial, to china which reached that country in 1016,1033,1077" -K.A.Nilakanta shastri, "A history of south India"
- ^ Indian History till 1200 BC - Annamalai University - Chapter-8 - section-24 - page-425 - Trade and Coinage - Tamil version (இந்திய வரலாறு கி.பி.1200 வரை - அண்ணாமலைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் - அதிகாரம்-8 - பகுதி-24 - பக்கம்-425 - வாணிகமும் நாணயமுறையும்)
- ^ Chinese Coins From Tanjore, Sino-Indian Studies, vol. I, Part I, Oct. 1944