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Kalabhra Dynasty

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300 CE 890 CE Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)    [None]
590 CE 915 CE Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)    [continuity]

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  General Description   The Kalabhra Dynasty ruled from the 3rd century CE to the late 6th or early 7th centuries CE in the Tamil Nadu region of southern India. This period of Kalabhra rule is also known as the Kalabhra Interregnum and is considered the ‘Dark Age’ of Tamil history. [1] The Kalabhra Dynasty had its first capital in Kaveripumpattinam and its final capital in Madurai. [2] It is believed that the Kalabhra Dynasty promoted the Buddhist and Jain religions and may have been less favourable to the Brahmanical religion. [3] By the end of the 6th or early 7th centuries, the Kalabhra Dynasty was taken over by the kingdoms of Pandyas and Pallavas of south and north Tamil. [2]

[1]: (Ganesh 2013, 26) Ganesh, K.N. 2013. ‘Transition in Early Tamil Society: A Hypothesis on the Formation of Tamil Region’ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. Vol 74. Pp 23-47. Seshat URL:https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/EJ9WSE3H/collection

[2]: (Gupta 1989, 24) Gupta, Parmanand. 1989. Geography from Ancient Indian Coins and Seals. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/5Z4TFP7P/collection

[3]: (Jankiraman, 2020) Jankiraman, M. 2020. Perspectives in Indian History: From the Origins to AD 1857. Chennai: Notion Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/N3D88RXF/collection

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General Variables
Identity and Location Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Utm Zone 44 P Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Original Name Kalabhra Dynasty Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Capital Kaveripumpattinam Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Capital Madurai Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Alternative Name Kalappirar Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Alternative Name Kalabhra Interregnum Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Alternative Name Kalabbha Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Alternative Name Kalabhran Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Duration [200 CE ➜ 600 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Succeeding Entity Pandyas Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Kingdom of Chola [None]    Update here
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Succeeding Entity
300 CE 890 CE
Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)   [None]  Confident
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Succeeding Entity
590 CE 915 CE
Pandya Dynasty (in_pandya_emp_2)   [continuity]  Confident
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Language Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Linguistic Family Dravidian Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Linguistic Family Indo-European Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Language Prakrit Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Language Pali Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Language Old Tamil Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Language Sanskrit Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Religion Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Religious Tradition Buddhism Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Religious Tradition Jainism Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Religious Tradition Hinduism Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Religion Family Theravada Buddhism Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Hierarchical Complexity Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Settlement Hierarchy [3 to 4] Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Professions Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Law Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Market Present Inferred 200 CE  600 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Inferred 200 CE  600 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Port Present Inferred 200 CE  600 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Information / Writing System Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Written Record Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Script Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing Absent Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Information / Money Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Indigenous Coin Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Information / Postal System Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Information / Measurement System Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Weight Measurement System Present Inferred 200 CE  600 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Inferred 200 CE  600 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Military use of Metals Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Projectiles Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Handheld weapons Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Animals used in warfare Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Armor Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Naval technology Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 200 CE  600 CE
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Human Sacrifice Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn)
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