🔆 The Pallavas of Kanchi: Legacy of South India

📍 Emerging in the 6th century CE, the Pallavas were a dominant dynasty in South India, known for military might, maritime trade, and architectural brilliance.

✅ Key Rulers
• Narasimhavarman I (630–668 AD): Defeated Pulakesin II, developed Mahabalipuram as a port city
• Narasimhavarman II (695–722 AD): Sent embassies to China, built the Shore Temple and Kailashnath Temple

✅ Administrative Features
• Centralized monarchy
• Kingdom divided into Kottams, managed by royal officers
• Village assemblies like Sabha and Urar handled local governance

✅ Society & Religion
• Religiously diverse: Supported Buddhism, Jainism, Saivism, Vaishnavism, Bhakti Movement
• Agrarian economy supplemented by trade, taxes, and use of gold & silver coins

✅ Decline of Dynasty
• Continuous wars with Chalukyas and Pandyas
• Final blow: Aparajitavarman defeated by the Imperial Cholas


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