[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c20.s10.2 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s10.2 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s10.2 - **Language:** English ### [c20.s10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c20.s10.2) | Geographical Areas | Ancient Territorial Divisions | | Northern region | Toṇṭai Nāṭu (later forming the nucleus of the Pallava Kingdom) | | Southern region | Pāṇṭiya Nāṭu | | Western region | Cēra Nāṭu (including Kerala and Koṅku Nāṭu) | | Eastern region | Cōḻa Nāṭu | - [Previous: c20.s10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c20.s10.1) - [Next: c20.s10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c20.s10.3) - [Up: c20.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c20.s10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c20.s10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c20.s10.2) · Pramāṇa