Kadunkon
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Through Sangam literature, South India and Pallava dynasty
- Kadunkon or Kadungon was also the name an earlier Pandya king, mentioned in the Sangam literature.
Kadunkon's title was "Pandyadhiraja", and his capital was Madurai. He was succeeded by his son Maravarman Avanisulamani.
Dates
Most historians, including R. C. Majumdar, state the period of Kadunkon rule as 590–620 CE.
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (the first assumption) — c. 600–620 CE
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (revised date) — c. 590–620 CE
- Noboru Karashima — c. 560–590 CE (or) c. 590–620 CE
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Velvikudi Grant
The Sangam literature mentions the early Pandya dynasty, which is believed to have gone into obscurity during the Kalabhra interregnum. The last known king of this dynasty was Ugrapperuvaludi.
Kadunkon is the next known Pandyan king. Not much information is available about him. Most of the knowledge about him comes from the Velvikudi inscription of the Pandya king Parantaka Nedunchadaiyan (also Nedunjadaiyan or Nedunchezhiyan). According to this inscription, Kadunkon defeated several petty chieftains and destroyed "the bright cities of unbending foes". It describes him as the one who liberated the Pandya country from the Kalabhras and emerged as a "resplendent sun from the dark clouds of the Kalabhras". His defeat of Kalabhras (who were probably Jains or Buddhists) was hailed as the triumph of Shaivism.