Kadungon
Pandya king
565 CE to 620 CE
Kadungon is a Pandya king who revivei the Pandya rule in South India in the 7th century CE.
Along with the Pallava king Simhavishnu, he is credited with ending the Kalabhra rule, marking the beginning of a new era in the Tamil speaking region.
Most historians, including R. C. Majumdar, state the period of Kadungon’s rule as 590–620 CE.
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The Sangam literature mentions the early Pandya dynasty, which is believed to have gone into obscurity during the Kalabhra interregnum.
The dynasty is revived by Kadungon, who becomes king of the Pandyan Kingdom in about 590.
He is considered as the first important Pandya ruler.
Most of the scant knowledge of Kadungon comes from the Velvikudi (or Velvikkud) inscription of the Pandya king Parantaka Nedunchadaiyan (also Nedunjadaiyan or Nedunchezhiyan).
According to this inscription, Kadungon defeated several petty chieftains and destroyed "the bright cities of unbending foes".
It describes him as the one who liberated the Pandya country from the Kalabhras and emerged as a "resplendent sun from the dark clouds of the Kalabhras".
His defeat of Kalabhras (who are probably Jains or Buddhists) is hailed as the triumph of Brahminism.
Kadungon's title is "Pandyadhiraja", and his capital is Madurai.
He is succeeded by his son Maravarman Avanisulamani.