Talk:Pandya kingdom (Mahabharata)

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Sarangadhwaja - Saranga (Bow) + Dwaja (Flag)

The Early Pandyan kingdom might have been founded by the Villavar hunters - Meenavar Fishermen people of Dravidian Tamil origin.The northern counterparts of Villavar Meenavar, The Bhil Meena mentioned in the Mahabharata. King Virat might have belonged to the Matsya Kingdom equivalent to Dravidian Meeenavar. The Pandya king was called Saranga dhawaja because his flag displayed the Bow and he belonged to the Villavar people of South India. The Pandyan kingdom in the later historical period had twin fish as emblem indicating the mixture of Meenavar (fishermen) people with the Villavar people. Vilmeenkodi (talk) 16:22, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pandyas Vs Pandavas

Pandyas are Dravidian Tamils who evolved from ancient Villavar Meenavar people.The Meenavar people disappeared after mixing with the Naga tribes. Even now Villavar tribes survive in South India.According to Kalithokai an ancient Tamil treatise the enemies of the Villavar Meenavar people were the Nagas from North India. The Pandyan Kingdom survived repeated attacks of Nagas. The first war with Nagas was fought at Kumari Kandam an ancient mythical home land of Pandiyan people south of Kanyakumari in which the Pandyan king Chenkon won. After the Kumari Kandam was drowned in a deluge the Pandyan kingdom was founded at the banks of Thamira Parani river in south Tamil nadu with its capital at Korkai. The united armies of Villavar and Meenavar people lost a battle with the Nagas in which Nagas became masters of Central India in the prehistory according to Kalithokai. Nagas were the arch enemies of the Pandyan villavar people. Pandavas may belong to the Naga race and not related to Pandiyan people. Villavars are Patriarchal Tamil people belonging to Dravidian race who practised Monogamy. The Nagas including Pandavas practised Polyandry which most of the pure Dravidians disapprove.

Vilmeenkodi (talk) 16:22, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pandyan Kingdom in the Prehistory - Mahabharatha

Old Tamil literature says that the first Tamil Sangams organised by the Pandyan kings lasted approximately 4000 years, the second Tamil Sangham for about 4000 years and the third for 2000 years making the Pandya Kingdom among the most ancient kingdoms of India. The events mentioned in Mahabharata may date from 1200 BC or earlier.

Vilmeenkodi (talk) 16:30, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gokarna ( Udupi ) in Pandyan Kingdom

The Pandyan kingdom did exist in the South Karnataka in the Udupi area,and the Alupas kingdom of the Tulu Nadu could be a branch.

Vilmeenkodi (talk) 16:37, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]