History of Tamilnadu

History of the Tamilnadu

The history of the tamil nadu begins with the 3 kingdoms,CHERA, CHOLA and PANDYA, which are referred to documents of the 3rd century BC. some of the kings of these dynasties are mentioned in SANGAM LITERATURE, and the age between the 3rd century BC and the 2nd Century AD is called the SANGAM AGES, At the beginning of the 4th century AD the PALLAVAS established their rule with kanchipuram as their capital. Their dynasty, which ruled continuously for over 500years, left a permanent impact on the history of Tamilnadu, which was during this period virtually controlled by the PALLAVAS in the north and the PANDYAS in the south.

In the middle of the 9th century a CHOLA ruler established what was tobecome one of India's most outstanding empires on account of its administrative achievements (irrigation, village development) and its contributions to art and literature, THE AGE OF THE CHOLAS is considered the golden age of Tamil history.

Towards the end of the 13th century the cholas were overthrown by the LATER PANDYAS who ruled for about a century and were followed by the VIJAYANAGARA DYNASTY, whose greatest ruler was Krishnadeva Raya (1509-1529), and the NAYAKS of Madurai and Tanjore, THE COLONIAL AGE Opened in the 17th century. In 1639 the British East India company opened a trading post at the fishing village of madraspatnam, Today MADRAS, the capital of Tamil Nadu. In 1947, India achieved INDEPENDENCE, The Overshelming majority of the population of Tamil Nadu is HINDU, with active CHRISTIAN and MUSLIM minorities.