Tamilakam
Geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people
Tamilakam
Tamilakam (Tamil: தமிழகம், romanised: Tamiḻakam), also known as ancient Tamil country, was the geographical region inhabited or dominated by the ancient Tamil people, covering the southernmost region of the Indian subcontinent. Tamilakam occupied today's Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and southern parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Traditional accounts and the Tolkāppiyam referred to these territories as a single cultural area, where Tamil was the natural language and permeated the culture of all its inhabitants. The ancient Tamil country was divided into kingdoms. The best known among them were the Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas and Pallavas. During the Sangam period, Tamil language and culture began to spread outside Tamilakam. Ancient Tamil settlements were recorded in the Maldives, in Sri Lanka, and in few coastal locations of Southeastern Asia. Modern populations such as the Giravarus, or the Sri Lankan Tamils, derive some of their roots from these waves of migration and...
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