Temples in and around Madurantakam
by B. Mekala | 2016 | 71,416 words
This essay studies the Temples found around Madurantakam, a town and municipality in Kancheepuram (Kanchipuram) District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Madurantakam is one of the sacred holy places visited by Saint Ramanuja. It is also a region blessed with many renowned temples which, even though dating to at least the 10th century, yet they c...
Kakatiya Rule at Kanchi (AD 1316)
The Chera hold on Tondaimandalam did not last long, for, Kakatiya King Pratabarudra-Il forced the Chera to retire to their own kingdom and installed aTelugu Governor, Manavira in Kanchipurarn in A.D. 1316.[1]
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[1]:
Sewell Robert, Historical Inscriptions of Southern India and Outlines of Political History, Madras, 1932, p.179.