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  • Marathas Ancestors Kings, Maharattirar Of Kolhapur Sangam Literature

    Marathas Ancestors Kings, Maharattirar Of Kolhapur Sangam Literature

    ‘The Duke of Wellington, after defeating the Marathas, noted that the Marathas, though poorly led by their Generals, had regular infantry and artillery that matched the level of that of the Europeans and warned other British officers from underestimating the Marathas on the battlefield. He cautioned one British general that: “You must never allow Maratha infantry to attack head on or in close hand to hand combat as in that your army will cover itself with utter disgrace” Lee, Wayne (2011). Empires and Indigenes: Intercultural Alliance, Imperial Expansion, and Warfare in the Early Modern World. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-6527-2. Pg. 85

    Such is the fear instilled by the Marathas, invaders baulked at facing them in battlefield.One of the most ferocious fighters , Marathas were essentially Farmers as well in ancient days.Though various theories are put forth about Marathas Origin, we shall look at the references found about Marathas in Tamil Literature. Foreign writers have gone about writing about the origin of Marathas in a peculiar fashion, trying to interpret things from the prism of caste and from the angle of their pre conceived notions. Never for a moment they have tried to explore Indian sources to understand Marathas antiquity.Nor have they attempted to find out whether there is any reference to them in Indian literature, like Tamil.Being one of the earliest , it has wealth of historical information which no other western source can provide.If one takes the help of Tamil along with Sanskrit and Prakrit, we can rewrite Indian history, which is presented to us now is totally false and prejudiced.

    The Marathas belong to warrior class and were Kings of Smaller Kingdoms and they were known for their valour and their commitment to keep up their word.There were initially four Groups in Tulu,Konkan, Karnataka and Kolhapur in Maharashtra.They were the Vadukas. Read this.’.Mauryan forces were defeated by Pandyan King Ariyappadaikadantha Nedunchezhiyan in the west coast of India,( in and around Mangalore).Kosars were regional SThirumogur, 12 km from Madurai.atraps who were ruling from the Northwest of Tamil Nadu that is they were ruling from Konkan, Tulu and Kongu Nadu( around Coimbatore ,Tamil Nadu) generally.At the time of Mauryan invasion,they were on the side of Mauryas.The Mauryan forces ,along with Kosars,entered the area through Mangalore Pass with their Chariot Forces and they used the Vadugas ( who are ruling areas near Tirupati).These forces were defeated at Mogur,now called Thirumogur is one of the 108 Sacred Vaishnava Sthalas.’

    • Tamil literature, Kosars were mentioned as west Vadukas with their origin as Kolhapur near Goa. Erattar were a branch of Kosars who became Maha Rattirar (Prakrit) or Maharashtrans (Sanskrit). Historian Burnell confirms this.
    • Kosars were called Nar Kosar or Nanmozhi Kosar in the third Sangam literature. Nannul or Tholkappiam notes them as Kannadam (Kannadigas), Vaduku (Tulu), Kalingam (Oriya) and Telugu people. Kamba-ramayanam Payiram says Kosars were Vadakalai (Prakrit), Thenkalai (Tamil), Vaduku and Kannada people. Kosars were truthful to their kings and were called ‘Vai-mozhi Kosar’ (truthful in keeping their words).
    • The Mathurai Kanchi 508-09 & 771-74 records them as:

    “Poyya Nallisai Niruththa punaithar, Perum peyar Maaran Thalaivan Aka, Kadanthadu vai val Elampal Kosar, Eyaneri Marabin Vai mozhi ketpa” and “Pazhayan Mokoor Avayakam vilanka Nanmozhi Kosar Thontri yanna”.
    • The Pandyan dynasty‘s Nedunchezhian’s army head was Mohoor Pazhayan Maaran. Kosars were present in his army. They followed Maran’s words in battle and were honored for their job in his court.
    • Elampal Kosar (young Kosars) were present in the armies of the Cheras.
    • Silappatikaram says Kon kilam Kosar were present in the KoArmMarumakkathayamyngu (Kongu Nadu).
    • The Prakrit form of Vai-mozhi Kosar is Saththiya Putthirar and Asokan inscriptions call the Vadukus by this name. This might refer to the children born out of the system.
    • The Akananooru 15, 2-7 records:

    “Thokai Kavin Thulu nattu anna Varunkai Vampalaith Thankum panpin Cherintha Seri Chemmal Moothur”. (Then captured Kudaku Nadu and Erumai Nadu and settled in Tulu Nadu with Moothur as their capital).

    # Erumaimadu refers to Land of Mahishasura now in Mysuru area of Karnataka.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosar_people

    The ancestors of Marathas were spread in Dravida Desa,in Three Great Tamil Kings’ armies as Special Protection Forces, called Kaikkolars,Suicide Squad to protect Kings ( Rajaraja Chola’s Kaikkolars Unit was famous).They were also spread in Konkan,Tulu, Coimbatore area Orissa,Andhra( near Tirupati).They belong to ancient Tamil Clan and worshipped Murugan, Subrahmanya.I shall write more on this and Marathas in Ithisasa Mahabharata.

    Modern research has revealed that the Marathas and Kunbi have the same origin. Most recently, the Kunbi origin of the Maratha has been explained in detail by historians Richard Eaton and Stewart Gordon. Marathas who were distinguished from the Kunbi, in the past claimed genealogical connections with Rajputs of northern India. However, modern researchers demonstrate, giving examples, that these claims are not factual. Modern scholars agree that Marathas and Kunbi are the same. Anthropologist J. V. Ferreira writes: “The Maratha claim to belong to the ancient 96 Kshatriya families has no foundation in fact and may have been adopted after the Marathas became with Shivaji a power to be reckoned with”. Gordon writes how the Maratha caste was generated from the Kunbis who served the Muslim rulers, prospered, and over time adopted different customs like different dressing styles, employed genealogists, started identifying as Maratha, and caste boundaries solidified between them. In the nineteenth century, economic prosperity rather than martial service to the Muslims replaced the mobility into Maratha identity. Eaton gives an example of the Holkar family that originally belonged to the Dhangar (shepherd) caste but was given a Maratha or even an “arch-Maratha” identity. The other example, given by Susan Bayly, is of the Bhonsles who originated among Maratha and Kunbi populations of the Deccani tiller-plainsmen.Similarly, scholars write that the Shinde( also known as Scindia[) Maratha clan originated from the Kunbi caste and the Scindia’s founder was a servant of the Peshwa who would carry his slippers….According to Jeremy Black, British historian at the University of Exeter, “Maratha caste is a coalescence of peasants, shepherds, ironworkers, etc. as a result of serving in the military in the 17th and 18th century”. They are dominant in rural areas and mainly constitute the landed peasantry. As of 2018, 80% of the members of the Maratha caste were farmers.

    Marathas are subdivided into 96 different clans, known as the 96 Kuli Marathas or Shahānnau Kule.The general body of lists are often at great variance with each other.There is not much social distinction between the Marathas and Kunbis since the 1950s

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_(caste)
  • Pandyan Nedunchezhiyan Defeated Chandra Gupta Maurya 300 BC Madurai

    Pandyan Nedunchezhiyan Defeated Chandra Gupta Maurya 300 BC Madurai

    When one reads the history of India from Indian sources from Sanskrit,Pali and other regional languages of India,like Tamil, one gets a fair idea of the history of India. The bane of self-styled scholars of Indian history is that they rely and respect foreign authors and resources than Indian resources,like Kalhana’s Rajatharangini or other Sanskrit texts, Epigraphs in Temples, in Indian Literature in Indian languages.

    Tamil is one of the ancient languages of the world ,along with Sanskrit. Tamil has a hoary past and rich literature. Tamil Kings conducted Poets’ Conclave,Three to be precise, which are called Tamil Sangams. The Sangam Era dates back to BC. Date of Sangam Classics is contentious. I have written a couple of articles on this.

    As

    Tamil Sangam produced a body of Classics, called Sangam Literature ,which are exquisite and are among the best world literature has to offer.I have written on Sangam Literature.

    The poems of Sangam Literature are a source of historical data and they can be cross checked with Temple Epigraphs in South India.

    The history we are taught in schools or colleges do not provide unbiased information about Indian history.

    The Mauryan Empire, one of the most powerful Empires of India, though brought nearly all of India under its realm, was unable to do so in South India.Mauryan forces were defeated by Pandyan King Ariyappadaikadantha Nedunchezhiyan in the west coast of India,( in and around Mangalore).Kosars were regional Satraps who were ruling from the Northwest of Tamil Nadu that is they were ruling from Konkan, Tulu and Kongu Nadu( around Coimbatore ,Tamil Nadu) generally.At the time of Mauryan invasion,they were on the side of Mauryas.The Mauryan forces ,along with Kosars,entered the area through Mangalore Pass with their Chariot Forces and they used the Vadugas ( who are ruling areas near Tirupati).These forces were defeated at Mogur,now called Thirumogur, 12 km from Madurai. Thirumogur is one of the 108 Sacred Vaishnava Sthalas. Incidentally, it may be added Ariyappadaikadantha Nedunchezhiyan was the Pandyan King mentioned in Tamil Epic Silappadhikaram.
    Thirumogur,Where Mauryan army was defeated by Pandyan Nedunchezhiyan.
    Thirumogur Perumal Temple.Town where Mauryan army was defeated by Ariyappadaikadantha Nedunchezhiyan.

    கி.மு. 321-185 ஆண்டு இடைவெளியில் சிந்து, கங்கைச் சமவெளியில் மோரியப் பேரரசு செல்வாக்குப் பெற்றிருந்தது. இது பண்டைய உலகப் பேரரசுகளில் ஒன்று. சாணக்கியர் உதவியுடன் சந்திரகுப்பதன் நந்தரை வென்று மகதநாட்டுப் பரப்பளவை 50லட்சம் சதுர-கிலோமீட்டர் பரப்புள்ளதாக விரிவுபடுத்தினான். கிழக்கில் அசாம் வரையிலும், மேற்கில் ஈரான் வரையிலும் வென்று நாட்டை விரிவாக்கிய மோரியரின் தாக்கம் தமிழ்நாட்டில் முறியடிக்கப்பட்டது.

    எங்கு எப்போது முறியடிக்கப்பட்டது எனபதைக் காட்டும் சான்று சங்கப்படலில் உள்ளது.

    கோசர்களின் செல்வாக்கு தமிழ்நாட்டின் வடமேற்கு மூலையிலிருந்து தெற்கு நோக்கி விரிந்துகொண்டு வந்த காலத்தில் மோகூர் கோசர்களை முறியடித்தது. அப்போது கோசர்களுக்கு உதவியாக மோரியர் படை தமிழ்நாட்டில் நுழைந்தது. எனினும் தோற்றுப் பின்வாங்கி விட்டது.[1]

    வில்லாண்மை மிக்க வடுகர் படையை முன்னடத்தி மோரியர் படை தமிழ்நாட்டில் நுழைந்தது.

    1. மாரி அம்பின் மழைத்தோல் சோழர் வில்லீண்டு குறும்பின் வல்லத்துப் புறமிளை ஆரியர் படையின் உடைக (தலைவனை என்னுடன் திரியவைக்காவிட்டால் என் தோளில் வீங்கிய வளையல்) அகம் 336 பாவைக் கொட்டிலார்
    2. ↑ ஆரியர் துவன்றிய பேரிசை முள்ளூர்ப் பலருடன் கழித்த ஒள்வாள் மலையனது ஒரு வேற்கு ஓடியாங்கு நம் பன்மையது எவனோ (தலைவி ஒருத்தி முன் பரத்தையர் பலர் என்னாவர்?) – நற்றிணை 170

    வெல்கொடி துனைகால் அன்னை, புனைதேர் கோசர், தொன்மூது ஆலத்து அரும்பணைப் பொதியில், இன்னிசை முரசம் கடிப்பு இகுத்து இரங்க, தெம்முனை சிதைத்த ஞான்றை, மோகூர் பணியாமையின், பகை தலைவந்த மாபெருந்தானை வம்ப மோரியர் புனைதேர் நேமி உருளிய குறைத்த இலங்கு வெள் அருவிய … தேக்கு அமல் சோலை – அகநானூறு 251-12 மாமூலனார்https://ta.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D

    வல்வில் சுற்றி, நோன்சிலை அவ்வார் விளிம்பிற்கு அமைந்த நொவ்வு இயல் கணை குரல் இசைக்கும் விரை செலல் கடுங்கணை முரண்மிகு வடுகர் முன்னுற, மோரியர் தென்-திசை மாதிரம் முன்னிய வரவிற்கு, விண்ணுற ஓங்கிய பனியிருங் குன்றத்து, ஒண்கதிர்த் திகிரி உருளிய குறைத்த அறை இறந்து அவரோ சென்றனர் – அகநானூறு 281-8 மாமூலனார்
    ↑ வென்வேல், விண்பொரு நெடுங்குடைக் கொடித்தேர் மோரியர், திண்கதிர்த் திகிரி திரிதரக் குறைத்த உலக இடைக்கழி அறைவாய் – புறம் 175-6 கள்ளில் ஆத்திரையனார்.
    ↑ விண்பொரு நெடுங்குடை இயல்தேர் மோரியர் பொன்புனை திகிரி திரிதரக் குறைத்த அறை இறந்து அகன்றனர். (பொருள் தேடச் சென்ற தமிழர்) – அகம் 69-10 உமட்டூர் கிழார் மகனார் பரங்கொற்றனார்.

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  • Karikal Chozha North Indian Expedition Details

    Karikal Chozha North Indian Expedition Details

    One of the three Great Tamil Dynasties of Dravida Desa was Chera Dynasty .They trace their origins to Suryavansha and also Chandravansha,ie Solar and Lunar dynasty.Reason is that Manu’s son Ikshvaku, founded the Solar/ Suryavansha).Manu had a daughter Ila and she founded the Lunar dynasty, Chandravansha by marrying Chandra and begetting Budha. There were intermarriages between the two dynasties as well.Therefore not only Cholas but Chera s and Pandyas may be traced back to these two dynasties.Surya Vamsa, the Solar Dynasty .

    Karikal Chola was an early Chola and he undertook an expedition to North India and was victorious.Chera King Cheralaathan was a Chera King who was successful in his expedition to North India. Cheralaathan’s Father Udhiyan Cheralaathan was contemporary of Karikal chola and Udhiyan Cheralaathan fed both armies of Kaurava and Pandava armies during Kurukshetra war , during Mahabharata period.Exploits of these kings are mentioned in Tamil Sangam Literature.

    Karikal Valavan,aka Karikalan conquered the kings of Magadha, Avanti,and other Kings including Maya.Maya refers to The architect of Asuras .Asura does not mean nether beings but people who were at loggerheads with Devas and are generally considered as with more bad qualities than good .This is a question of perception. ‘the Asuras are any spiritual, divine beings including those with good or bad intentions, and constructive or destructive inclinations or nature.[6] ‘ He built Mayssabha, Palace of Illusion for Pandavas.He was a historical figure.

    ‘According to Nilakanta Sastri Karikala reigned in 90 CE.(A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar, page 119) I differ from this date. I shall be justifying the date of Karikalan in my next article.

    After subduing the south Karikala went on an expedition to the north and engraved his tiger emblem in the Himalayas. The king of the great Vajra whose sway extended as far as the roaring sea (in the east), gave him a pearl canopy as a tribute while the king of Magadha famous for his sword-play, and his enemy a while ago, presented to him an audience hall (pattimandapam). The king of Avanti gave him a friendly present of a tall and beautiful arch on the gateway. Though all these were made of gold and gems, their technique was not known to human artists even of exceptional skill; they were long ago given to the ancestors of these three monarchs by the divine Maya in return for some valuable service rendered to him. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karikala

    Silapthikaram : Chapter 5 : Versus 86–110

    நற்பலி பீடிகை நலம் கொள வைத்து

    உயிர்பலி உண்ணும் உருமுக்குரல் முழக்கத்து

    மயிர்கண் முரசொடு வான்பலி ஊட்டி

    இருநில மருங்கின் பொருநரை பெறாஅச்

    செறுவெங் காதலின் திருமா வளவன்

    வாளும் குடையும் மயிர்கண் முரசும்

    நாளொடு பெயர்த்து நண்ணார்ப் பெறுகஇம்

    மண்ணக மருங்கின்என் வலிகெழு தோள் எனப்

    புண்ணிய திசை முகம் போகிய அந்நாள்

    அசைவுஇல் ஊக்கத்து நசைபிறக்கு ஒழியப்

    பகைவிலக் கியதுஇப் பயம்கெழு மலைஎன

    இமையவர் உறையும் சிமையப் பிடர்த்தலைக்

    கொடுவரி ஒற்றிக் கொள்கையின் பெயர்வோர்க்கு

    மாநீர் வேலி வச்சிர நன்னாட்டுக்

    கோன் இறை கொடுத்த கொற்றப் பந்தரும்

    மகதநன் நாட்டு வாள்வாய் வேந்தன்

    பகைபுறத்துக் கொடுத்த பட்டிமண் டபமும்,

    அவந்தி வேந்தன் உவந்தனன் கொடுத்த

    நிவந்துஓங்கு மரபின் தோரண வாயிலும்

    பொன்னினும் மணியினும் புனைந்தன ஆயினும்

    நுண்வினைக் கம்மியர் காணா மரபின

    துயர்நீங்கு சிறப்பின் அவர் தொல்லோர் உதவிக்கு

    மயன்வி தித்துக் கொடுத்த மரபின , இவை தாம்

    ஒருங்குடன் புணர்ந்துஆங்கு உயர்ந்தோர் ஏத்தும்

    அரும்பெறல் மரபின் மண்டபம் அன்றியும்https://www.quora.com/Which-Tamil-kings-went-on-Himalayan-expeditions-and-engraved-or-planted-the-victorious-symbols-of-their-flag-on-Himalayan-mountains

    The above verse says that Thirumavalavan (karikala cholan) who after winning over North Vengadam to Kanyakumari and after defeating the mightier Pandya and Chera Kings ,

    Karikalan , the chola king who is also a lover of wars went in search of New enemies towards North until Himalayas (it mentions about his Himalayan expedition and conquest) , who could match his shoulder strength in fight , Started Conquest after praying to his god Kotravai , along with his soldiers , Carrying White umbrella and Murasu (Drums)

    [ Note : Mayir Kann Murasu mentioned here means the special Drum that is made out of tough Buffalo’s skin that had actually killed a Tiger in a fight when it was alive ]……இரும்பனம் போந்தைத் தோடும் கருஞ்சினை
    அரவாய் வேம்பின் அங்குழைத் தெரியலும்
    ஓங்கிருஞ் சென்னி மேம்பட மிலைந்த
    இருபெரு வேந்தரும் ஒருகளத்(து) அவிய
    வெண்ணித் தாக்கிய வெருவரு நோன்றாள்
    கண்ணார் கண்ணிக் கரிகால் வளவன்.”

    In the Battle of Venni, Karikala crushed the Pandya and Chera forces along with their 11 chieftains, leading to the unifying of the three kingdoms into one under Karikala’s rule. Chera King Peruncheralathan was fatally wounded by the arrow throwed by Karikalan that pierced his chest and wounded his back , Since he got wounded his back , the chera king out of shame had commited self sacrifice by starving himself to death facing North (vadakkiruthal).

    Thiruvaalangaadu copper plate inscriptions :

    He defeated the confederacy of nine minor chieftains in the battle of Vaagaipperundalai. Paranar, a contemporary of Karikala, mentions this in his poem from Agananuru.

    Pattinappaalai also describes the destruction caused by Karikala’s armies in the territories of his enemies and adds that as the result of those conflicts, the “Northerners and Westerners were depressed… and his flushed look of anger caused the Pandya’s strength gave way.

    He expanded his kingdom from Vengadam (Tirupati) to Kanyakumari after defeating other smaller kingdoms such as Thondai Naadu , Naagar Naadu , Pothuvar naadu , Malaiyamaan Naadu and vaduga Naadu in the extreme North of Tamil land(tirupati). After returning back from his Himalayan Expedition he raided Eelam and brought its kingdoms under his rule.https://www.quora.com/Which-Tamil-kings-went-on-Himalayan-expeditions-and-engraved-or-planted-the-victorious-symbols-of-their-flag-on-Himalayan-mountains?top_ans=102753057

  • Rama’s Dravidian Origin Webinar History Dept CCSU Meerut

    A webinar is being organised by Department of History , Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut and Itihas Sankalan Samiti of Meerut Prant on 21 October at Three PM(IST)

    Details are under.

    Presentation will be in English and Hindi. Those who speak other languages may also join as translation facility is available. Question and answer session follows the Presentation.

    Sri. Rama

    ‘There is a big lobby in India that is working overtime to break India.
    Rajiv Malhotra and Arvindan Neelkandan have written extensively about
    such conspiracies in Their Book “Breaking India”. Those who are
    working to break India has found two faultlines- Dravid and Dalit.
    Many pseudo intellectuals of this breaking India gang instigate
    gullible people of India that Northern India is Aryan whereas Southern
    India is Dravid. Ram is the ideal hero of North India Aryans whereas
    Ravan is hero of Dravids.
    It is the recent articles by a devoted scholar Venkata Ramanan, a
    Tamil Brahmin, who is trying to establish that Shri Ram had South
    India ancestors. Vaivasvat Manu after a powerful Tsunami migrated to
    higher lands of North India.They established Kaushal Rajya. His son
    Ikshwaku floated a dynasty after his name. Shri Ram was his
    descendant. He spread his empire all over the globe. And after several
    millenia his descendant Rajaraja Chol established a very powerful Chol
    dynasty in the South India and spread across vast areas. Shri Venkata
    Ramanan’s thesis, based on ancient Tamil and Sanskrit texts is a very
    powerful repudiation of the divisive narrative of Breaking India
    brigade.
     Deaprtmrnt of History of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
    and Itihas Sankalan Samiti of Meerut Prant is jointly organising a
    Webinar on above subject.Shri Venkata Ramanan will be the main
    speaker. This online webinar will be presided by the Vice Chancellor
    Prof. Narendra Kumar Taneja ji.And HOD Prof.  Mrs.Ajay Vijay Kaur and
    Prof. Vighnesh Tyagi ji will participate.This will be attended by
    faculty, students, social activists, and many enlightened persons
    having interest in the glorious past of Bharat. No pre registration is
    required for joining the webinar.All persons having interest in the
    subject may join the event. Thanks.
    Date: 21, October 2020, Wednesday
    Time: 03:00 PM
    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84590698596
    Meeting ID: 845 9069 8596

  • Chera Chola Pandyas From Turvasu Ikshvaku Dynasty

    The Puranas of ancient India provide the Timeline and Kings’ list of India. Misinformation that the Dravidas are a separate entity, has been going on for quite some decades,the idea being first planted by the British, developed by Mughuls and later eagerly embraced and promoted by the Secularists of India.

    The Dravidian parties of Tamil Nadu for their personal gains have been promoting this quite vigourusly since the days of the Justice Party in Madras Presidency. The DK,DMK and the AIADMK are but another form of the Justice Party,which was a tool in the hands of the Britishers.

    The Nehruvian era wanted the label of Liberals,meaning denying a Nation it’s history and culture and promoted Western canards.

    Not realising the danger,they too contributed to this idea by trying to impose Hindi and thus increased the divide between North and South.

    I have,for the past eleven years,been researching the History of India from Indian and classical sources from the west.

    I found that there is no iota of Truth in the Concept of Aryan Invasion and that the Tamil Kings and diaspora were divorced from Sanatana Dharm.

    I have published quite a few articles proving that Tamils and Tamil kings were a part of Sanatan Dharm and Tamil kings were patrons of Sanatan Dharma.

    And there were intermarriages between the Dynasties located in the north and the South.

    Not only that.

    The great Chera, Chola and Pandya Dynasties declare themselves to be descendants of Suryavansha , Ikshvaku Dynasty to which Lord Rama belonged and Chandravansh. The cholas recorded in the Copperplates of Thiruvalangadu that they descended from Ikshvaku Dynasty.And Cholas declare elsewhere that they belong to Kasyapa Gotra.

    I have written on this.

    I have been tracing the dynasties of India.

    There were two Dynasties, Suryavansh and Chandravansh, Solar and Lunar dynasties.

    Other Dynasties of India have sprung from these two.This includes the Yadava Dynasty,to which Lord Krishna belongs.

    One finds that the Tamil Kings have descended from Turvasu ,second son of Yayati.The land alloted to them was what is now Bay of Bengal. This also tallies with Lemuria,the Land of Tamils.

    His son Puru founded the Chandravansh,Lunar Dynasty.

    Based on this one may conclude that Tamil Kings belong to Chandravansh, Lunar Dynasty.There is yet another angle. Manu,the first Human being, had a Daughter,Ila. She married Chandra and founded the Lunar Dynasty, Chandravansh.

    As her brother Ikshvaku founded the Suryavansh,Solar Dynasty,Cholas might have claimed that they belong to Solar Dynasty, Suryavansh.

    And note that these kings mentioned as having been the forefathers of Tamil Kings were the disciples of Sage Agastya.There is also the information that Agastya brought seventy two two families from Dwaraka before it sank,to South India. And they were the Velirs of Tamil Nadu,kings who were aligned to Cholas.

    The Chandravansha was founded in Treta Yuga.

    1. Pururavas
    2. Aayu
    3. Nahusha
    4. Yayati was the youngest son of King Nahusha. He had 2 wives and 5 sons.Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu, Anu and King Puru were the 5 sons of Yayati.Devayani and Sharmishtha were the two wives of Yayati. (Contemporary to Demon King Vrishparva)

    Turvasu Dynasty -Turvasu’s (the second son of King Yayati) descendants were called Mlecchas (who ruled in Balochisthan) as per Srimad Bagavatha Mahapurana and Dravidas (who ruled in South India). The following kings were the disciples of Sage Agastya (Developed Tamil language and created Kaveri River with the help of Lord Ganesha). He ruled Southern side of Bharatkhand.

    ‘Kulya (Prince of Andhra and whose descendants were Pallavas and Tondai Kings), Chola (Founder of Chola Kingdom and Dynasty), Pandya (Founder of Pandya Kingdom and Dynasty), Kerala (Whose descendants were Cheras) – Because of these kings Dravida Country (Tamil and Sanskrit are the two eyes of this country) was developed. https://en.everybodywiki.com/Turvasu,_Druhyu_and_Anu_Dynasties

    In the nineteenth chapter of book nine of the Bhagavata Purana, Puru is described as having four brothers; Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu. He exchanges his youth for old age of his father Yayati when Yayati gets cursed by Shukracharya. In return Yayati makes him his descendant though he was youngest of all. His son and successor is named as his son was Práchinvat; his son was Pravíra; his son was Manasyu.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Puru

    ‘

    According to the Shatapatha Brahmana, Pururavas was the son of Budha (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity Ila (born as the daughter of Manu). Pururavas’s great-grandson was Yayati, who had five sons named Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu,Anu, and Puru. These seem to be the names of five Indo-Aryan tribes as described in the Vedas.

    According to the Mahabharata, the dynasty’s progenitor Ila ruled from Prayag, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country of Bahli. Ila’s descendants were also known as the Ailas or Chandravansha

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_dynasty