• Dr.Mohan K.N.

Punnata (Punnata Dynasty) was a minor kingdom in South Karnataka dating back to the 5th century A.D. However, there are many empirical evidences that take back the antiquity of this kingdom to pre Christian era. Ptolemy (127 A.D.) the well-known Greek geographer writes about ‘Pounnata’ and declares that it was famous for emeralds. Pliny (23 A.D.-78 A.D. too mentions the emerald stone of ‘Pounnata’. The fact that emeralds are still found in Coiambattore region which was possibly a part of Punnatadesha as also the discovery of Roman coins in the vicinity lend credibility to this statement. Some Egyptian documents contain the word ‘punt’ which archaeologists aver is a reference to Punnata. An inscription found in Chandravalli states categorically the Mayurasharma the Kadamba king defeated Punnatas in the 4th century A.D... Recently DrS.Settar the eminent historian and archaeologist has made many interesting observations about this dynasty and tries to create a very vital link between the Dravidian culture and Punnata dynasty, He has unearthed many references to this dynasty in the Tamil Sangam literature. He has delineated these facts in his celebrated book, ‘ShangamTamilagammattu Kannada Nadu Nudi’ (2007)

PUNNAT CHIEFS (SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BASAVANAPURA COPPER PLATES)

"PUNNAT CHIEFS (SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BASAVANAPURA COPPER PLATES)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 5, page no.749-752, May-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1705130.pdf

"PUNNAT CHIEFS (SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BASAVANAPURA COPPER PLATES)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 5, page no. pp749-752, May-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1705130.pdf