Pandalam dynasty
Kingdom of Pandalam പന്തളം രാജവംശം, பந்தளம் ராஜவம்சம் | |
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| c. 903 CE (79 ME)–1820 CE (995 ME) | |
Front view of the two-storeyed Pandalam Valiyakoyikkal palace | |
| Capital | Konni (for about 100 years) Pandalam (up to 1820 CE) Latitude: 9.2566° N Longitude: 76.7244° E |
| Common languages | Malayalam Tamil |
| Religion | Hinduism87% Muslim6% Christian7% |
| Government | Absolute Monarchy Council of Ministers Dharma-Based Rule |
• Beginning of Kollam era | Raja Rajasekhara verma (Ayyappa's adopted father) |
| Historical era | Kollam era |
• Established | c. 903 CE (79 ME) |
• Disestablished | 1820 CE (995 ME) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Currency | Panam Kasu Fanam Travancore Rupee |
| Today part of | India Kerala state Pathanamthitta district |
Pandalam dynasty (Malayalam:പന്തളം രാജവംശം,Tamil: பந்தளம் ராஜவம்சம்) was a royal dynasty which existed in Kerala during the Kollam era and emerged from a branch of Pandya kingdom.
The Pandalam kingdom was established around 79 ME (903 AD) by the Pandalam royal family who are the descendents of the Pandya kings of Madurai.
They came to Kerala fearing the assault of the Nayaks of Madurai. In Kerala they were given land and status by Kaipuzha Thampan (Kunjunni Varma Thampan) of Nilambur Kovilakam a landlord who lived in Amanthur Palace at Kaipuzha from Kottayam Kerala. Today Pandalam is part of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India.