The Sangam poems speak of the muvendar, the heads of three ruling families. Which three families were they?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas
Muvendar is a Tamil word meaning ‘three chiefs’. In the Sangam poems it is used for the heads of three ruling families, the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas, who were powerful in south India about 2300 years ago.