Kadunkon

Kadunkon or Kadungon was also the name an earlier Pandya king, mentioned in the Sangam literature.

Kadunkon
Pandyadhiraja
King of Pandyan Kingdom
Reignc. 590–620 CE
SuccessorMaravarman Avanisulamani
Diedc. 620
IssueMaravarman Avanisulamani
DynastyPandya
ReligionHinduism
Pandya dynasty
Early Pandya polity
Early Medieval Pandyas

Kadunkon (Tamil: கடுங்கோன்) was a Pandya king who revived the Pandya rule in South India in the 6th century CE. Along with the Pallava king Simhavishnu, he is credited with ending the Kalabhra rule, marking the beginning of a new era in the Tamil speaking region.[1]

Kadunkon's title was "Pandyadhiraja",[2] and his capital was Madurai. He was succeeded by his son Maravarman Avanisulamani.[3]

  1. ^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1987) [1968]. Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 395. ISBN 978-81-208-0436-4. OCLC 3756513.
  2. ^ Sastri, K A Nilakanta (1964). The Culture and History of the Tamils. K.L. Mukhopadhyay. p. 20. OCLC 17907908.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PN_Chopra_South was invoked but never defined (see the help page).