-
Poompuhar is a town in the
Mayiladuthurai district in the
southern Indian state of
Tamil Nadu. The town, also
known as Puhar, is
referred to as Kaveri...
- Historically, it was an
important port on the
Coromandel Coast,
alongside Kaveripumpattinam (Poompuhar) and
Arikamedu (near Pondicherry). From at
least the 1st...
-
century CE
Kalabhra ruled parts or all of
ancient Tamilakam Capital Kaveripumpattinam,
Madurai Common languages
Tamil Prakrit, Sanskrit, Pali
Religion Jainism...
-
ancient Cholas, Kaveripattinam, also
referred to as Kavirippattinam,
Kaveripumpattinam, Pugar, Puhar, or Kakanthi. This
section contains a
vivid description...
-
ports on the
Indian Ocean at Korkai,
Muchiri (Muziris), and
Puhar (
Kaveripumpattinam) respectively. The
Chera country of the
early historical (pre-Pallava)...
- two divisions; the
artisans and
traders lived close to the market.
Kaveripumpattinam, the port city of the Cholas, had its
market in a
central open area...
- and Purananuru. The
Pattinappaalai describes the
Chola port city of
Kaveripumpattinam in
great detail. It
mentions Eelattu-unavu – food from
Eelam – arriving...
