A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c12.12

c12.12

Another indication of the date of this literature is furnished by the synchronism of Gajabāhu I of Ceylon with Śenguṭṭuvan, one of the Chera monarchs celebrated in the *Padiṟṟuppattu*, the anthology exclusively devoted to the Cheras. The date of Gajabāhu’s reign has been fixed at about 173-95, and this may well be the period when Śenguṭṭuvan flourished. On this basis, the Śangam age may be taken to have extended from say A.D. 100 to 250.