The Sangam period is the period during which for the first time cities developed in the deep south. This was the period of urbanization of the deep South. In this video, we are going to talk about the three crowned kings or the Vendars. I will also talk about the reason why urbanization started and the debates around it.
Reference:-
1. A History of South India by K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
2. The age of imperial unity (The history and culture of the Indian people Vol 2)
3. Comprehensive History of India Vol.2, The Mauryas and the Satavahanas, Edited by K. A. Nilakanta Sastra
4. The First Spring: The Golden Age of India (Part -1) by Abraham Eraly
5. A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century by Upinder Singh
6. The Sangam Age by V.R. Ramachandra Dikshitar (ARTICLE)
7. The Beginnings of Civilization in South India by Clarence Maloney (ARTICLE)
8. Archaeology of the Sangam Age by K. V. Raman (ARTICLE)
9. Urbanization in South India: The Role of Ideology and Polity by R. Champakalakshmi (ARTICLE)
10. The Vedic-Puranic-Sastric element in Tamil Sangam Society and culture (A Study of Purananuru-First Section) by M. G. S. Narayanan (ARTICLE)
11. Chera, Chola, Pandya: Using Archaeological Evidence to Identify the Tamil Kingdoms of Early Historic South India by Shinu A. Abraham (ARTICLE)
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