Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s20.t1.9

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The Classical Age of the Tamil script commences with the ascendancy of the Cōḻas from the middle of the 9th century. The Cōḻas, who were earlier the feudatories of the Pallavas, inherited the Tamil script from them and spread its use in all the conquered territories (except the Cēra country) making the Tamil script the exclusive script of the language in Tamil Nadu from about the beginning of the 11th century A.D.