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Revival of the Pandya Empire
In the 1290s, the South Indian Pandya kingdom under Maravarman Kulasekara Pandya I (r. c.…
Timeline
- 1290–1295Madurai · Tamil NaduKulasekara Pandya I exploited the decline of Chola power to recover core territories of the Tamil south and rebuild a Pandya hegemony centered on Madurai.
- 1290Southern Deccan, South India · IndiaThe Pandyas contested territory with the Hoysalas, Yadavas, and other powers in South India, consolidating control over the Tamil region and coastal trade nodes like Cochin through military victories and marriage alliances.
Sources
- Pandya dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pandya-dynasty
- Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maravarman_Kulasekara_Pandyan_I