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Sangam literature, corpus of ancient Tamil literature
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📜 Compilation of Early Sangam Literature Begins

Sangam literature, corpus of ancient Tamil literature
Compilation of Early Sangam Literature Begins (-116)
Tamil NaduLiteraturePoetrySouth IndiaClassical Literature
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✍️ Kaniyan Pungundranar's Literary Activity

Kaniyan Pungundranar, one of the poets of the Tamil Sangam work Purananuru
Kaniyan Pungundranar's Literary Activity (-116)
LiteraturePoetryTamil NaduAncient greece
IndiaIndia

✍️ Aśvaghoṣa's Birth

Aśvaghoṣa, Indian philosopher and poet (d. c. 150)
Aśvaghoṣa's Birth (89)
PhilosophyBuddhismPoetryLiteratureKushan EmpireAncient greecePhilosopher
IndiaIndia

👑 Kulothunga Chola I Ascends the Throne, Ending the Medieval Chola Dynasty

the death of Athirajendra Chola and the ascension of Kulothunga Chola I marks the transition between the Medieval Cholas and the Chalukya Cholas.
Kulothunga Chola I Ascends the Throne, Ending the Medieval Chola Dynasty (1070)
Chola DynastySouth IndiaMedieval IndiaSuccessionMonarchyTamil Nadu
IndiaIndia

👑 Pandya Dynasty Re-established by Maravarman Sundara I

Maravarman Sundara I reestablishes the Pandya Dynasty in Southern India
Pandya Dynasty Re-established by Maravarman Sundara I (1216)
South IndiaTamil NaduMiddle AgesChola EmpirePolitical History
IndiaIndia

👑 Chola Dynasty's Formal Dissolution

The Chola Dynasty in Southern India officially comes to an end.
Chola Dynasty's Formal Dissolution (1279)
Chola DynastySouth IndiaDynastyPolitical HistoryMiddle AgesTamil NaduGovernment
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