Historic Wednesday

 Sangam Period               The Sangam Period is Roughly time Period Between 3rd Century BCE and 3rd Century AD. While the Northern Part of India was Flourishing under the MAURYAN Empire, the Southern part of the subcontinent was equally Growing under the Rule of CHERA , PANDYA and CHOLA Empires during the Sangam Period. The Sangam Period has been named after the Sangam academies held during that period that flourished under the royal patronage of the Pandya kings of Madurai. These literary works are one of the earliest specimens of Tamil literature. Palm Leaf Tamil Manuscript of Sangam Era According to folklore and the Sangam Literature available there were three Sangams (Academy of Tamil poets) held in the ancient South India popularly called Muchchangam. The First Sangam, is believed to be held at Madurai, attended by gods and legendary sages. No literary work of this Sangam is available . The first Sangam has roots in the Hindu deity Shiva , his son Murugan, Kubera as well as 545

  The period which began about 200 BC did not witness a large empire like that of the Mauryas, but it is notable for intimate and widespread contacts between Central Asia and India. In eastern India, the Central India and the Deccan the Mauryas were succeeded by a number of native rulers such as the Sungas, Kanvas and the Satavahans. In the North-western India they were succeeded by a number of ruling dynasties from Central Asia. A series starts with the Greek. The first to invade India were the Greeks who are called the Indo-Greek, about which we already read in our previous blog. The Greeks were followed by the Sakas and the Parthians. The Saka dynasty was a group of nomadic Iranian people. They inhabited the Northern and Eastern European regions. Parthians Empire was also known as Arsacid Empire. It was a major Iranian political power in ancient Iran . The Parthians were followed by the Kushans who are also called as Yuechis or Tocharians. The Kushans were most probably one of t