Tondaimandalam

Tondaimandalam region (red color) comprising Nellore, Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram,e Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu,and Chennai districts of modern-day Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Toṇḍaimaṇḍalam, also known as Toṇḍai Nāḍu, is a historical region located in the northernmost part of Tamil Nadu and southernmost part of Andhra Pradesh.[1] The region comprises the districts which formed a part of the legendary kingdom of Athondai Chakravarti. The boundaries of Tondaimandalam are ambiguous – between the river basins of Penna River and Ponnaiyar River. During the reign of Rajaraja I, this region was called as Jayankonda Cholamandalam.[2]

  1. ^ Kenneth R Hall (June 2003). Trade and Spacecraft in the ages of chola. Abhinav publications, 2003. p. 88. ISBN 9788170171201.
  2. ^ Alok Tripathi, Archaeological Survey of India, India. Indian Navy. India and the eastern seas. Organising Committee of International Seminar on Marine Archaeology, 2007. p. 49.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)