Pallava dynasty

Pallava dynasty was a state in Tamil south and Sri Lanka (South Asia) that lasted from c. 275 to 897 CE, about 622 years. Its people spoke Dravidian languages (Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam).

Kings of Kanchipuram who carved the Shore Temple and rathas of Mamallapuram and whose Grantha script spread to Southeast Asia. Narasimhavarman I sacked the Chalukya capital Badami in 642, and the Cholas absorbed them in the late 9th century.

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Facts

Dates

c. 275 to 897 CE

Duration

622 years

Type

State

Region

Tamil south and Sri Lanka, South Asia

Language family

Dravidian

Capital

Kanchipuram

Became

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 499 Aryabhata writes the Aryabhatiya
• 628 Brahmagupta's rules for zero
• 712 Arab conquest of Sindh

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Western Satraps c. 35 to 415 CE
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty c. 730 to 1036 CE
• Vakataka dynasty c. 250 to 500 CE
• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Chalukyas of Badami 543 to 753 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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