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Kongu Nadu

Kongu Nadu is the historical region of western Tamil Nadu in India, around the modern cities of Coimbatore, Erode, Salem and Karur. A fertile upland crossed by trade routes between the east and west coasts, it was fought over by the Cheras, Pandyas, Cholas, Hoysalas and later Vijayanagara and Mysore. Finds of Roman coin hoards show its importance in ancient trade.

Kongu Nadu
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Early CherasFirst Pandyan Empire

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kongu Nadu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kongu-nadu
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“Kongu Nadu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kongu-nadu. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kongu Nadu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kongu-nadu.
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