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Tamilakam 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Capital Not specified Government Not specified History  •  Established 3rd century BCE  •  Disestablished 4th century CE Today part of  India Part of a series on Dravidian culture and history Indus Valley Dravidian homeland Dravida Kingdom Kumari Kandam Maldivian folklore History of South India Ancient history of Sri Lanka Dravidian dynasties Chola dynasty Chera dynasty Pandyan dynasty Satavahana dynasty Rashtrakuta dynasty Chalukya dynasty Pallava dynasty Kakatiya dynasty Hoysala dynasty Vijayanagara Empire Nayak dynasty Dravidian civilization South Indian culture Dravidian architecture Dravidian studies Dravidian languages History of Dravidian languages Proto-Dravidian language Elamo-Dravidian languages Dravidian folk religion Hinduism Jainism Buddhism Srama?a Ajivika Charvaka South India (Dravida) South Asia Dravidian peoples Brahui people Gondi people Kannadigas Kodavas Malayalis Telugus Tamils Tuluvas Irulas Nagas (Extinct) Giraavarus (Extinct) Cholanaikkans Khonds Kodavas Kurukhs Paniyas Malar Soligas Koragas Kannada language rights Telugu Desam Party Tamil nationalism Dravidian parties Dravida Nadu Portal:Dravidian civilizations v t e Part of a series on History of Tamil Nadu Tami?akam Chronology of Tamil history List of Tamil monarchs Sources Three Crowned Kings Education Legal system Naming conventions Government Economy Society Religion Music Early Pandyas Early Cheras Early Cholas Velirs Pallava Empire Pandya Empire Chola Empire Chera Kingdom Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagara Empire Madurai Nayaks Tanjore Nayaks Kalahasti Nayaks Gingee Nayaks Thondaiman Kingdom v t e Part of a series on the History of Kerala Megalithic culture Maritime contacts Sangam period Tamilakam Cheras Ays Ezhil Malai Confluence of religions Later Cheras Venad - Kingdom of Quilon Calicut Kolattunadu Cochin Minor principalities Portuguese period Dutch period Rise of Travancore Mysorean interlude British Period Battle of Quilon Communism in Kerala Unification of Kerala Geography Economy Architecture Forts v t e Part of a series on Sri Lankan Tamils Ravana Ancient clans of Lanka Nakar Nainativu Tissamaharama inscription Pancha Ishwarams Early Jaffna Chola Era Jaffna Kingdom Aryacakravarti Vannimai Vanniar Portuguese conquest Portuguese Ceylon Dutch Ceylon Yalpana Vaipava Malai British Ceylon Colebrooke-Cameron American Ceylon Mission Wesleyan Methodist Mission Jaffna Youth Congress Donoughmore Commission Soulbury Commission Nationalism Colonisation Sinhala Only Act Riots 1954 pact 1957 Pact 1964 pact 1974 pact Standardization Vaddukoddai Resolution Burning of Jaffna library Black July Origins Militancy Tamil Eelam LTTE Diaspora Thimpu principles Indo-Sri Lanka Accord ISGA War crimes IDP camps UN Panel LLRC History of Eastern Tamils Tamil Eelam portal Tamil people portal Sri Lanka portal v t e Tami?akam or the Ancient Tami? country refers to the Sangam period (3rd century BCE - 4th century CE) territory of old South Indian kingdoms covering modern Tamil Nadu, Kerala and southern parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka. Historians use the term synonymous with South India to refer to the Tamil-speaking regions of India, including Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Tamilakam was mentioned as Dravida in the ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit literatures.Traditional accounts referred these territories as a single cultural area, where Tamil was the natural language and culture of all people. Archaeological data from protohistoric Kerala and Tamil Nadu "appears to challenge the notion of a separate culture region."During the Sangam period Tamil culture began to spread outside Tami?akam. Cite error: There are tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=note}} template (see the help page). ^ Thapar 2004, p. 229. ^ Kanakasabhai 1997, p. 10. ^ Abraham 2003. ^ Singh 2009, p. 384.
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