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Toṇḍaimaṇḍalam, also known as Toṇḍai Nāḍu, is a historical region located in the northernmost part of Tamil Nadu and southernmost part of Andhra Pradesh. Toṇḍaimaṇḍalam was divided into 24 kottams — s
Tondaimandalam region (red color) comprising Nellore, Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, and Chennai districts of modern-day Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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The Tondaiman family were Tamil rulers of the ancient Tondai Nadu division of Tamilakkam in South India. Their capital was at Kanchipuram.
Tondaimandalam
…a creeper and the term Pallava conveys a similar meaning. In the 3rd century CE, Tondai Nadu was ruled by Ilandiraiyan, the first king with the title "Tondaiman", whom P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar identifies with a Pallava prince. Pallavas moved southwards, adopted local traditions to their own use, and named…
Thondaiman King in his Durbar, Pudukkottai, 1858.
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