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history some scholars believe that Dravidians from the Indus Valley
Civilization came to the south in 1500 B.C. By 300 B.C the region came
under the control of the Cholas in the East, the Pandayas in the central
area and the Cheras in the west. This is also called the Sangam Age
in Tamil Nadu and continued till 300 A.D.
The Sangam literature gives an insight into the cultural, social and
economic conditions of that period. The early Cholas ruled Tamil Nadu
between 1 st to 4 th century A.D. in the present Tanjore and Trichirapalli
region. The Cholas expanded as far as Srilanka and were great patrons
of art and architecture. The best example would be the Brihadeshwar
Temple now a UNESCO world heritage site is now a great heritage of Tamil
Nadu.
The second half of the 4ht century, Pallava emerged and ruled the present
day northeastern Tamil Nadu for 400 years. The Dravidian architecture
reached its zenith and they were called the ‘temple builders'. They
built the temples of Mahabalipuram, Kailasanathar Temple at Kanchipuram,
Kapaleswarar Temple at Chennai. In the 6 th century they defeated the
Cholas and extended their rule to Srilanka.
But in the 9 th century the Cholas regained and extended their boundaries
to Orissa and parts of West Bengal and to Ceylon by defeating the Pandayas.
By the 11 th century the Chalukyas rose to power but were defeated by
the Cholas. The Cholas continued till 13 th century A.D. When Pandayas
rose to power but both were soon defeated by the Muslim invasion from
the north in the 14 th century. Later this led to the establishment
of the Bahamani kingdom.
But later the supremacy of the Bahamani kingdom was challenged by the
Vijaynagara Empire and became a hindrance for the advance of the Muslim
power to the south. But in 1564 the Vijaynagara kingdom was defeated
in the battle of Talikota and the Muslim power divided the region into
small kingdoms and nayaks were appointed to rule.
It was in 1640 the East India Company established its factory and gradually
they became powerful and became the colonial masters. They established
what is known in history the madras Presidency. The French and the Dutch
also wanted to be a part of the rich trade with Britain. But the Dutch
were ousted and the French confined to Pondicherry.
In the freedom movement Tamil Nadu had a significant role to play and
in 1953 Madras Presidency became Madras state. Further in 1956b the
state was divided on linguistic basis where Kannada and Malayalam speaking
areas were given to their respective states.
History has influenced the culture of Tamil Nadu, which is seen in
the form of architecture, music, dance, cuisine, dress, language and
religion. In your south India tour don't miss out on the land of temples.
The tourists interested in pilgrimage tours to India should not miss
out on Tamil Nadu where the pilgrims pour into the ancient sites of
Kanchipuram, Chidambaram, Kumbakonam, Trichirapalli, Tanjavur, Madurai,
Kanyakumari and Rameswaram. The colossal temples with their towering
gopurams (gateway towers), intricate carvings, evocative music and classical
dance are unique.
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