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Pandya Dynasty

590 CE 915 CE

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200 CE 600 CE Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn) [continuity]

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General Description

The Pandya dynasty revived its political power in 590 CE when Maravarman Avanishulamani ended Kalabhra rule. ^[1] The Pandya dynasty thus established its capital in Madurai with its main ports at Kanyakumari, Kottalam, and Sunchindram. ^[2] ^[3]
The Pandya dynasty, as in earlier periods, continued their support of education and the building of schools and knowledge centres. ^[4] The Pandyan dynasty was likewise supporters of Shaivist Hindu religion and patrons of different temples. ^[5] ^[4] The Pandya dynasty was also a naval superpower in the region and made many campaigns against Ceylon. ^[6] In 915 CE the Cholas invaded the Pandya region and ruled over the territory for the next thirty years. ^[7]

[1]: (Singh 2008, 558) Singh, Upinder. 2008. A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Delhi: Pearson Longman. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/UJG2G6MJ/collection

[2]: (Middleton 2015, 716) 2015. ‘Pandya Dynasty’ In World Monarchies and Dynasties: Vol 1-3. Edited by John Middleton. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/BISZJCDB/collection

[3]: (Kamlesh 2010, 596) Kamlesh, Kapur. 2010. ‘Pandya Dynasty’ In Portraits of a Nation: History of Ancient India. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/3TS5DCT6/collection

[4]: (Kamlesh 2010, 600) Kamlesh, Kapur. 2010. ‘Pandya Dynasty’ In Portraits of a Nation: History of Ancient India. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/3TS5DCT6/collection

[5]: (Pal 1988, 259) Pal, Pratapadiya. 1988. Indian Sculpture: 700-1800 Vol. 2. Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/GI668E2K/collection

[6]: (Kamlesh 2010, 599) Kamlesh, Kapur. 2010. ‘Pandya Dynasty’ In Portraits of a Nation: History of Ancient India. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/3TS5DCT6/collection

[7]: (Middleton 2015, 717) 2015. ‘Pandya Dynasty’ In World Monarchies and Dynasties: Vol 1-3. Edited by John Middleton. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/BISZJCDB/collection

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

1 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

1 Polity Succession

Language

2 Linguistic Family

2 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

1 Religion Family

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Military Level

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Formal Legal Code

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Drinking Water Supply System

1 Communal Building

1 Utilitarian Public Building

1 Knowledge Or Information Building

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

Special-purpose Sites

1 Trading Emporia

1 Special Purpose Site

1 Ceremonial Site

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Indigenous Coin

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

1 Weight Measurement System

1 Time Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

11 Power Transition

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

General Variables

Identity and Location Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	44 P	590 CE 915 CE
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Original Name	Pandya Dynasty	590 CE 915 CE
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Capital	Madurai	590 CE 915 CE
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Alternative Name	Pandya Kingdom	590 CE 915 CE
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Temporal Bounds Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[590 CE ➜ 915 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Chola Empire	590 CE 915 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	590 CE 915 CE
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Preceding Entity 200 CE 600 CE	Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn) [continuity]
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Language Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Dravidian	590 CE 915 CE
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Linguistic Family	Indo-European	590 CE 915 CE
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Language	Sanskrit	590 CE 915 CE
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Language	Tamil	590 CE 915 CE
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Religion Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Hinduism	590 CE 915 CE
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Religion Family	Shaivist	590 CE 915 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Hierarchical Complexity Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[3 to 5]	590 CE 915 CE
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Military Level	[4 to 6]	590 CE 915 CE
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Professions Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Law Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent Inferred	590 CE 915 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present Inferred	590 CE 915 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Communal Building	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Port	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Trading Emporia	Present Inferred	590 CE 915 CE
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Special Purpose Site	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Ceremonial Site	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Information / Writing System Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Script	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Religious Literature	Present Inferred	590 CE 915 CE
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Calendar	Present Inferred	590 CE 915 CE
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Information / Money Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Indigenous Coin	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Information / Postal System Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Information / Measurement System Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Weight Measurement System	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Time Measurement System	Present Inferred	590 CE 915 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Military use of Metals Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Projectiles Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Handheld weapons Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Animals used in warfare Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Armor Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Naval technology Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Absent Inferred	590 CE 915 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	590 CE 915 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred	590 CE 915 CE
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Human Sacrifice Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)

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