Question

Write a note on Pandya dynasty.

Answer 1

• The Pandya dynasty is considered the most ancient dynasty.
• The Pandya kings ruled over some regions of South India.
• The Pandyas ruled from the present Madurai and Thiruanelvelli districts of Tamil Nadu.
• There is reference of the Pandyas even in the stone inscriptions of King Asoka.
• A foreign traveler named Megasthenes noted that females were the rulers in this dynasty.