Second and Third Pandya Age

Second Pandya Age (600-920 A.D.) The First Revival

Early Medieval Pandya Dynasty:

• Kadungon (590-620 A.D)

• Avani Sullamani (620-645 A.D)

• Jayant Varman (645-670 A.D)

• Ari Kesari (670-700 A.D)

• Kochhaddiyan (700-730 A.D)

• Raj Simha I (735-765 A.D)

• Jatil Prantak (765-815 A.D)

• Maravarman Rajsimha II (815-817 A.D)

• Vara Guna I (817-835 A.D)

• Sri Vallabha (835-862 A.D)

• Vara Guna II (862-885 A.D)

• Prantak Veer Narayanan (885-905 A.D)

• Maravarman Rajasimha II (905-920 A.D)

The revival of the Pandyas seems to have taken place after the disappearance of the Kalabhras.

Kadunkon, who recovered Pandya territory from the Kalabhras according to copper plates, was succeeded by two others.

Of them, Sendan possessed warlike qualities and his title Vanavan is suggestive of his conquest of Cheras.

The next one, Arikesari Maravarman (624-674 A.D.), an illustrious early Pandya, ascended the throne in 642 A.D., according to a Vaigai riverbed inscription.

➤ He was a contemporary of Mahendravarman I and Narsimahvarman I. Inscriptions and copper plates. praise his victory over his counterparts such as Cheras, Cholas, Pallavas and Sinhalese.

➤ Arikesari is identified with Kun Pandian, the persecutor of Jains.

Rajasimha II was the last Pandyan king who was defeated by Parantaka Chola I.

Third Pandyan Rule | Second Revival of the Pandyas (1190-1310 A.D.):

Later Medieval Pandya Dynasty:

• Under Chola Domination (920-1216 A.D)

• Parakram Pandyan II (1212-1216 A.D)

• Sundar Pandyan I (1216-1238 A.D)

• Kula Shekharan II (1238-1240 A.D)

• Sundar Pandyan II (1240-1251 A.D)

• Jata Varman (1251-1268 A.D)

• Maravarman Kulashekhran Pandyan I (1268-1310 A.D)

• Sundar Pandyan IV (1310-1327 A.D)

In 1190, Sadayavarman Srivallabhan, at the behest of Kulotunga I, started ruling the Pandya territory. He was anointed in Madurai with sceptre and throne. To commemorate his coronation, he converted a peasant settlement Sundaracholapuram as Sundarachol Chaturvedimangalam, a tax exempted village for Brahmins.

In the wake of the power vacuum in Chola state in the last quarter of 12th century after the demise of Adhi Rajendra, Chola viceroyalty became weak in the Pandyan kingdom.

Jata Varman Kulasekaran I captured Madurai from Cholas, however, was defeated.