Answer & ExplanationAnswer: [C]
The Pandyas ruled from Madurai. Korkai was their main port, located near the confluence of Thampraparani with the Bay of Bengal. It was famous for pearl fishery and chank diving. Hence, Option 3 is correct. Their emblem was the “Fish”. They patronized the Tamil Sangams and facilitated the compilation of the Sangam poems. Rulers kept a regular army. Trade was prosperous and their pearls were famous. Sati, caste, idol worship was common. Widows were treated badly. They adopted the Vedic religion of sacrifice and patronized Brahmin priests. Their power declined with the invasion of a tribe called the Kalabhras. After the Sangam Age, this dynasty lost its significance for more than a century, only to rise once again at the end of the 6th century.
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