Early Pandyas

State · 291 BCE – 305 CE · at its largest around 291 BCE

Sangam-era Tamil dynasty in the far south of India with its capital at Madurai, known for patronage of Tamil literature and the pearl trade.

On its lands while it lasted

• Sangam literature (c. 300 BCE – c. 300 CE): Earliest body of Tamil poetry, associated with academies at Madurai and composed roughly between 300 BCE and 300 CE.

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