Late Pallava Empire

State · 283–805 CE · at its largest around 306 CE

South Indian dynasty ruling from Kanchipuram, famous for the rock-cut temples of Mamallapuram and a long rivalry with the Chalukyas.

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.
• Kanchipuram (c. 283 CE): Capital of Late Pallava Empire (283–805).
• Puhar (c. 353 CE): Capital of Kalabhra Dynasty (353–600).
• Madurai (c. 592 CE): Capital of Pandya Dynasty (592–921), Pandya Empire (1216–1325).
• Adi Shankara (c. 700 CE – 750 CE): Philosopher from Kerala who consolidated the Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu thought; his dates are debated, often given as c. 700–750.
• Shore Temple (c. 700 CE): Granite Pallava temple on the coast at Mahabalipuram, built around 700–728 under Narasimhavarman II.

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