Question

Which of the following were not in the ancient Tamil kingdom?
A)Cholas
B)Hoysalas
C)Cheras
D)Pandyas

Answer 1

Hint: In the ancient history of Tamil Kingdom, it was divided into many different kingdoms. Hoysalas dynasty contributed to the Kannada language and literature.

Complete answer:
 Ancient Tamil kingdom and its culture was expanded outside tamilakam towards Shri lanka and the Maldives also. Now let's see which is not ancient tamil kingdom from given options,
Chola kingdom is one among the ancient tamil kingdoms. Vijayalaya was the founding father of the Chola empire.

The Hoysala Kingdom was a south Indian dynasty which existed between 1110. AD to 1329AD. Hoysalas kingdom was mostly a part of Karnataka region.

The Cheras kingdom was one among the three major kingdoms from ancient Tamil kingdoms. Cheras kingdom was founded by Kulashekhara Alwar.

The Pandya kingdom was one of the ancient Tamil kingdoms which is also known as pandyas of Madurai. Pandyas kingdom was founded by king kadungon.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: Cholas dynasty, Chera dynasty and pandyas dynasty were the main ancient tamil kingdoms. But Hoysala Kingdom was a kannadiga empire, and was established in most of the part of modern Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. Hoysalas dynasty contributed to the Kannada language and literature.