INTRODUCTION

I. INTRODUCTORY. HISTORY OF PREVIOUS, RESEARCH AND SOURCES OF HISTORY FOR THE PALLAVAS 

II. THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PALLAVAS: PRE-PALLAVA HISTORY OF KANCHIPURA

III. EARLY PALLAVAS OF THE PRAKRIT RECORDS. 

IV. EARLY PALLAVAS OF THE SANSKRIT RECORDS. 

V. CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL POWERS. THE SALANKAYANAS, KADAMBAS, ETC.

VI. THE PALLAVA ASCENDENCY THE DYNASTY OF SIMHAVISHNU THE REIGN OF SIMHAVISHNU AND MAHENDRAVARMAN I

VII. NARASIMHAVARMAN I (MAHAMALLA) TO RAJASIMHA

VIII. DYNASTIC REVOLUTION. HIRANYAVARMAN AND HIS SUCCESSOR NANDIVARMAN PALLAVAMALLA

IX. SUCCESSORS OF PALLAVAMALLA

X. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS OF PALLAVA RULE IN SOUTH INDIA 

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