Deccan Dynasties and Sangam Dynasty Quiz

Puhar was established by the Chola king Karikala, who also built a 160 km-long embankment along the Kaveri River.

The Brihadiswara Temple, commonly known as the Big Temple, serves as a remembrance of Raja Raja Chola's reign.

The inscriptions from Uttaramerur in Tamil Nadu's Chingleput district provide details on the structure of the sabha. Separate committees were established by the sabha to oversee irrigation, gardens, temples, etc.

The Sangam Age is notable and unique in Tamil region for its social, economic, religious, and cultural life of Tamils. During this time, a general development occurred. These advancements are documented in Sangam literature as well as in archaeological finds.

The well-known Nataraja or Dancing Shiva picture at is regarded as the epitome of Chola sculpture.

Tolkappiyam, Ettutogai, Pattuppattu, Pathinenkilkanakku, and two epics called Silappathikaram and Manimegalai are among the works of Sangam literature.

Rajendra I was a Chola monarch, regarded as one of India's greatest rulers and generals.

The first king of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (modern Badami) in modern-day India was Jayasimha. He was Pulakeshin I's grandfather and controlled the region around contemporary Bijapur at the beginning of the sixth century.

Sangam literature refers to works of Tamil literature that were assembled by organisations known as Sangams.

Since the interior of the caverns was dark, the majority of the Ajanta paintings were created in the light of torches. Even after 1500 years, the painterly hues, which were created from plants and minerals, are vibrant.

Three Tamil dynastic chiefdoms or kingdoms, collectively known as "muvendar," were located in southern India and Sri Lanka at the beginning of the common period. In the early and middle ages, the Pandya, Chera, and Chola kingdoms had power in the area.

Patrons of the Gandhara School were the Shaka and Kushana families. The first sculptures of the Buddha in human form were produced by the Gandhara school.

One of the longest-reigning dynasties in history was the Chola Dynasty, a Tamil thalassocratic empire in southern India. Inscriptions left by Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire from the third century BCE include the earliest datable references to the Chola.

Harichandra established the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty in the Rajputana region near Jodhpur. From the middle of the 7th century to the beginning of the 11th century, they controlled the majority of northern India.

The Cheras, Cholas, and Pandyas were the three dynasties that reigned during the Sangam Age. The primary source of information regarding these kingdoms comes from Sangam Period literary allusions.

The Napoleon of India is Gupta dynasty ruler Samudragupta. In the "Prayag Prashati" written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also refers to him as the hero of a hundred fights, the historian A. V. Smith refers to him as such because of his vast military victories.

The Lion (Simha) and the Bull(Nandi) served as the Pallavas' symbols. It might be changed based on the ruler's taste. Their flags were either yellow or saffron in colour.

Rajendra Chola III, the final Chola ruler, was overthrown in 1279 by King Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I, who thereafter founded the Pandya empire in modern-day Tamil Nadu.

Numerous Shaivite temples, especially those in South India, depict Nataraja, the Hindu deity Shiva in his incarnation as the cosmic dancer (Sanskrit: "Lord of the Dance").

On the advice of a Jain monk named Sudatta, the dynasty's founder Sala engaged in combat with a tiger and ultimately killed it. It caused the people to yell "Hoysala!" and helped him build his dominion. The Hoysala rulers achieved important advancements in irrigation, art, literature, education, and other fields.