Question

Discuss the political formations in south India in the 16th century

Answer 1

south indian ruled by many dynasties like Chola palas chuhans tomars etc
among them Chola s were very popular to Help in growth nd developmnt of littérature nd art
Théy patronised languages nd art

Answer 2

Political Formations In South India:

Through 1500, the whole South India shaped part of the Vijaynagar empire with the exclusion of Malabar (the south-western coast) and Tirunelveli. Later, even Tirunelveli, too, was annexed (in 1540) through the Vijaynagar empire. At the onset of our period under study, there were four independent kingdoms in the Malabar region: Kolathunad (Cannanore), ruled through the Kolathiris, Kozhikode (Calicut) under the Samudri raja, Venad under the hegemony of the Tiruvadis and, the upcoming Cochin state. Throughout the course of the 16th  century,  within  the  Vijaynagar  empire,  we  see  the  emergence  of  the Nayak  kingdoms  of  Ikkeri,  Senji  (Gingee),  Odeyar  Mysore,  Madurai  and Tanjore which sustained to remain notionally subordinate to Vijaynagar.