Korkai is a small village in the Srivaikuntam taluk of Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, India. It was called Pandya-Kavada in the Kapatapuram in Kalithogai...
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Sahitya Akademi award in 2013 in the Tamil language category for his novel Korkai. He is the Tamil Nadu state president of Samskrita Bharati. Joe D'Cruz has...
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period, which included the inland city of Madurai and the southern port of Korkai. The Pandyas are celebrated in the earliest available Tamil poetry (Sangam...
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West Bengal, India Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu, India Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Korkai, Tamil Nadu, India Muziris, Kerala, India Goa, India Mumbai, Maharashtra...
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many historical sites such as Adichanallur and the ancient trade port of Korkai. Thoothukudi district is situated in the south-eastern corner of Tamil Nadu...
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have been southern districts of Tamil Nadu, viz. Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Korkai, Ambasamudram, etc. Some of them migrated to Srivaikuntam during the course...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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Kayal, it is referred to in Marco Polo's travel diaries dating to 1298 AD. Korkai, Vaguthai or Kayal was an ancient port dating to the 1st centuries of the...
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Malayadhvaja Pandya King of Madurai and Korkai Maharaja King of Madurai & Korkai and Emperor of Pandyan dynasty Reign 1200 BCE Predecessor Kulashekara...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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that has been the site of a number of very important archaeological finds. Korkai, the capital of the Early Pandyan Kingdom, is located about 15 km from Adichanallur...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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king is referred to as Korkai Pandyan by Kannagi, which gives credence to the theory that the Pandyas were originally from Korkai, where the Bharathars...
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Kanchanamalai (Tamil:காஞ்சனமலை) was legendary queen consort of Madurai and Korkai and also empress of the Pandya dynasty. She ruled Madurai alongside her...
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1759 CE. The political capital of the region is the city of Madurai with Korkai serving as a secondary capital and the principal port city during the early...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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numismatic evidence. The capital of the Early Pandyan kingdom was initially Korkai, Thoothukudi and was later moved to Koodal (now Madurai) during the reign...
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Augustus were recorded.[citation needed] The Roman and Greek writers praise Korkai (now called Tuticorin or Thoothukudi) as the seaport of the Pandyas.[citation...
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for its pearl fishing and shipbuilding industries. The ancient town of Korkai, near present-day Thoothukudi, has been a center for maritime trade and...
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are established. The capital of the Early Pandyan Kingdom was initially Korkai, all around 600 BCE, and was later moved to Koodal (now Madurai) during...
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Romans and Han China were facilitated via seaports including Muziris and Korkai with spices being the most prized goods along with pearls and silk. From...
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Kovalanpottal, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu Potsherds with Tamil script found in Korkai, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, 3rd century BCE Tamil-Brahmi script dating...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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in the earliest times as now for its pearl fisheries. Of this fishery, Korkai (the Greek KhXxot), now a village on the Tambraparni River in Tinnevelly...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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the textiles from these regions were well known for their high quality. Korkai was the center of pearl trade and produced pearls that were sought after...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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Guangzhou (Canton) Jambukola Jeddah Kaveri Poompattinam Kedah (Kadaram) Korkai Lothal Manthai Madurai Malao Myos Hormos Martaban Mueang Phra Rot Muscat...
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