History Of Tamilnadu

Ancient Tamil Script

The territory of Tamil Nadu in India is occupied by man since prehistoric times the most remote, and the history of Tamil Nadu and its people, the Tamil people, is one of the oldest in the world. Throughout its history, the beginnings of the Paleolithic era to our modern times, this region was home to different cultures with different origins. Except for some relatively brief periods, it has always remained independent. The three Tamil dynasties, Chera, Chola and Pandya are the dynasties of ancient times. Together, they ruled this land with a unique culture and language, contributing to the development of one of the oldest literatures of the world. They have maintained relations with the Roman Empire through maritime trade. They indulged in ongoing struggles for hegemony. 

    In the third century, the invasion of Tamil Nadu, another dynasty of southern India, the Kalabhras, causing the displacement of the three ruling dynasties. The occupants are then overthrown by the Pallava dynasty and then re Pandyas which restore the traditional kingdoms. The Chola dynasty, who resurfaces from nothingness by defeating the Pallavas and Pandyas the ninth century, extended his empire over the entire southern peninsula. At its peak, the Chola Empire extended from Bengal, north-east Sri Lanka in the south. The Navy stood up to the kingdom of Sriwijaya in South-East Asia.

Old Cholas Coin ( Sangam Age)

 

The rapid changes in the political situation in the rest of India, due to invasions from the north-west of the Muslim armies, mark a watershed in the history of Tamil Nadu. With the gradual decline of traditional three dynasties during the fifteenth century, the territory came under domination of the Tamil Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar.