HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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What does the Sangam age owe its name to?
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Village assembly
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Jain Influence
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Confluence of rivers
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A literary guild
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Sangam means an ‘association’. Here, it refers to Tamil Sangam, an association of Tamil poets, which flourished in ancient history of South India. These Tamil poets composed the Sangam literature and the period in which it was composed is called Sangam Age.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sangam literature is also referred sometimes with terms such as caṅka ilakkiyam or “Sangam age poetry".
Detailed explanation-3: -Tamil literature is known as Sangam literature because they were composed and compiled in associations called Sangams.
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