Pallava Dynasty - Pallavacho (English spelling)

An ancient Indian dynasty. It rose to power in the late 3rd century and established its capital in Kanchi (Kanchipuram), south of Chennai (Madras), and ruled the southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula and its surrounding areas. After repeatedly rising and falling as it fought with the Pandya dynasty in the south and the Chalukya and Rashtrakuta dynasties in the north, it was destroyed (at the end of the 9th century) by the Chola dynasty, which rose to power as a local government within its territory. During this period, the kingdom was at its height under Narasimhavarman I in the mid-7th century, when it advanced into the Deccan in the north and sent expeditionary forces to Sri Lanka in the south. Under this dynasty, the culture of southern India improved in general, but the improvement in art was particularly remarkable. The techniques and styles of stone temple architecture and stone carving developed during this period had a major influence on the art of southern India and Southeast Asia in later generations.

[Genichi Yamazaki]

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古代インドの王朝。3世紀後半に興り、チェンナイ（マドラス）南方のカンチー（カンチプラム）に都を置き、インド半島の南東海岸部とその周辺諸地域を支配した。南のパーンディヤ朝や北のチャールキヤ朝、ラーシュトラクータ朝などと争って盛衰を繰り返したのち、領内の一地方政権から台頭したチョーラ朝に滅ぼされた（9世紀末）。この間、7世紀なかばのナラシンハバルマン1世の時代が最盛期で、北はデカンに進出し、南はスリランカに遠征軍を派遣している。この王朝のもとで南インドの文化の全般的な向上がみられたが、とくに美術面での向上は著しい。この時代に発達した石造寺院建築や石彫の技術と様式は、後世の南インドや東南アジアの美術に大きな影響を与えた。

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