State

Pandya dynasty

Also known as Pandya

The Pandya dynasty was a long-lived Tamil ruling house of southern India, based at Madurai. In the early fourteenth century the general Malik Kafur, serving Alauddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate, sacked the Pandya treasury at Madurai. The campaign was part of the submission of most major southern powers to the sultanate by 1311.

Pandya dynasty
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Mentioned in 8 profiles

Delhi SultanateMilitaryPallava dynastyMilitary, Decline, SummaryRashtrakuta dynastyMilitaryHoysala EmpireMilitary, DeclineLater Pandyan EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryVijayanagara EmpireFoundationBhakti movementBackgroundSangam-age TamilakamSociety, Exchange, Legacy, Summary

Mentioned in 8 state histories

Kingdom of TambapanniEarly PandyasKalabhra dynastyFirst Pandyan EmpireChola EmpireLater Pandyan EmpireJaffna KingdomTenkasi Pandyas

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