HISTORY
SANGAM AGE
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Kottam
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Nadu
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Ur
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Kurram
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Sangam age each kingdom was divided into different administrative units. There divisions were mandalam, nadu, valanadu and ur. The entire kingdom was called mandalam.
Detailed explanation-2: -The whole kingdom was called mandalam in the Sangam period. The initial main mandalams were the Chola mandalam, Chera mandalam and the Pandya mandalam. A large division, nadu / province existed beneath the mandalam.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sangam Society Tolkappiyam also refers to four castes namely arasar(Ruling Class), anthanar, vanigar(carried on trade and commerce) and vellalar(Agriculturists).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Sangam Age is so called because it refers to the gatherings of poets and bards where the bulk of Tamil literature was written. The word ‘Sangam’ is the Tamil form of the Sanskrit ‘Sangha’ which means an association. For further reading check the following articles: Sangam Literature.