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LizzieSugerman6: rework formatting based on references and improved wording

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rework formatting based on references and improved wording

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	{{~~Infobox flag~~		The '''Flag of Pandya''' ({{IPA\|ta\|pɑːɳɖɪjər koɖɪ}}) was used by the [[Pandyan Dynasty]] and consisted of the single fish or twin fish.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.orientalthane.com/archaeology/news_2010_11_08_A.htm \| title=Masterpieces in metal \| publisher=Institute For Oriental Study, Thane \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9r12rNV8T0YC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA57 \| title=Political History of the Madura Country \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| author=Nelson, J.H.\| year=1989 \| isbn=9788120604254 }}</ref> There is no reference or description about the flag. Therefore, any Pandya flags used in media are created for the purpose of illustration. There are flags with double fish or single fish as per archaeological findings and historians's illustration.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJrKcKqJGuEC&q=Fish+flag+of+pandyan&pg=PA86 \| title=Ceylon Coins and Currency \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| author=Walter Codrington, Hubert\| year=1975 \| isbn=9788120609136 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpBEEetgUnwC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA67 \| title=History & Civics For Vi (Tn) \| date=March 2005 \| publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education \| isbn=9780070597525 \| authorlink=Tmh}}</ref>
	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~Pandya Flag~~		[[File:Chola coin with legend "Uttama".png\|thumb\|right\|150px\|The Pandyan twin fish engraved on a coin of [[Uttama Chola]]]]
	\| ~~Article~~ =
	\| ~~Image~~ =~~Twin fish~~ flag of ~~Pandyas~~.~~svg~~		12th-century [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] [[court poet]] [[Ottakoothar]] wrote a verse mentions about the Pandyan flag while comparing to Chola flag.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l4330/l4330pd1.jsp?bookid=264&pno=176 \| title=எட்டுத் தொகையும் தமிழர் பண்பாடும் \| work=[[Tamil Virtual Academy]] \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>
	\| ~~Nickname~~ = ~~(''Twin~~ fish ~~flag~~'')		{{cquote\|''வெற்றிப் புலிக்கொடிக்கு மீனமோ அம்மானே''
	\| ~~Use~~ =~~[[National~~ flag]]		\| author = [[Ottakoothar]]
	\| ~~Symbol~~ = ~~Twin fishissses~~
	\| ~~Proportion~~ =~~1:2274345677899o~~
	\| ~~Adoption~~ = {{~~circa~~\|~~{{BCE~~\|~~4th century~~}}\|{{CE\|~~1345}}~~}}
	\| ~~Design =~~
	\| ~~Type~~ =
	}}		}}
	The '''Flag of Pandya''' ({{Lang-ta\|பாண்டியர் கொடி}}) was used by [[Pandyan Dynasty]] consisted of the single fish or '''twin fish'''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.orientalthane.com/archaeology/news_2010_11_08_A.htm \| title=Masterpieces in metal \| publisher=Institute For Oriental Study, Thane \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9r12rNV8T0YC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA57 \| title=Political History of the Madura Country \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| author=Nelson, J.H.\| year=1989 \| isbn=9788120604254 }}</ref> There is no reference or description about the flag. Therefore, any Pandya flags used in media are created for the purpose of illustration. There are flags with double fish or single fish as per archaeological findings and historians's illustration.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJrKcKqJGuEC&q=Fish+flag+of+pandyan&pg=PA86 \| title=Ceylon Coins and Currency \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| author=Walter Codrington, Hubert\| year=1975 \| isbn=9788120609136 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpBEEetgUnwC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA67 \| title=History & Civics For Vi (Tn) \| date=March 2005 \| publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education \| isbn=9780070597525 \| authorlink=Tmh}}</ref>

	~~== Colour scheme ==~~
	~~[[File:Chola coin with legend "Uttama".png\|thumb\|right\|260x260px\|The Pandyan twin fish engraved on coin of [[Uttama Chola]].]]~~
	~~{\| class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"~~
	~~! rowspan="2" \|Scheme~~
	~~! width="20%" \|Orange~~
	~~! width="20%" \|Red~~
	\|-
	~~\| style="background:#FFFF00" \|~~
	~~\| style="background:#000000" \|~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[CMYK]]~~
	~~\|100–81–0–23~~
	~~\|0–100–80–5~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[Web colors\|HEX]]~~
	~~\|#FFFF00~~
	~~\|#000000~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[RGB color model\|RGB]]~~
	~~\|255-255-0~~
	~~\|0-0-0~~
	\|}

	~~== Comparision ==~~		Literal Meaning: ''Can the flag of the [[Pandya\|Pandyas]] match the flag of the [[Chola dynasty\|Cholas]]?''
	~~12th-century~~ [[~~Tamil people~~\|~~Tamil~~]] [[~~court poet]] [[Ottakoothar]]'s verse mentions about Pandya flag while comparing to~~ Chola flag.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும்_புகழேந்தியும் \| title=ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும் புகழேந்தியும் \| publisher=Tamil Wikisource \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l4330/l4330pd1.jsp?bookid=264&pno=176 \| title=எட்டுத் தொகையும் தமிழர் பண்பாடும் \| ~~work=[[Tamil Virtual Academy~~]] ~~\| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>~~
	~~{{cquote\|''வெற்றிப் புலிக்கொடிக்கு மீனமோ அம்மானே?''~~
	~~- ''Ottakoothar''}}~~
	~~The verse literally means that ''"Can the fish flag (Pandya's) be at par with the tiger flag (Chola's)"~~?''.

	== Legend ==		== Legend ==
	According to legend, [[~~Avatar~~]] of the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] [[Devi\|Goddess]] [[Meenakshi~~\|Meenaatchi~~]], who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. [[Pandyan Dynasty\|Pandya]] emblem was a fish and it represented the dynasty, including in coins, etc. The word ''Meenatchi'' (Meen+Aatchi ) is a mix of the Tamil words ''~~meen~~'' (Fish) and "Aatchi" (Rule), which means Fish Rule.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx \| title=Sri Meenaatchi (Parvathi) \| publisher=Hindu Society of Minnesota \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>		[[File:Double fish Pandyan relief, Koneswaram.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Pandya king [[Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I]]'s double fish carp black granite [[Relief\|bas-relief]] in [[Koneswaram temple]] – [[Trincomalee]], Sri Lanka]]
			According to legend, an [[avatar]] of the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] [[Devi\|Goddess]], [[Meenakshi]], who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. [[Pandyan Dynasty\|Pandya]] emblem was a fish and it represented the dynasty, including in coins, etc. The word ''Meenatchi'' (Meen+Aatchi ) is a mix of the Tamil words ''Meen'' (Fish) and ''Aatchi'' (Rule), which means Fish Rule.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx \| title=Sri Meenaatchi (Parvathi) \| publisher=Hindu Society of Minnesota \| accessdate=13 May 2014 \| archive-date=3 December 2013 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203092514/http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Flags of Tamils]]		* [[Flags of Tamils]]
	* [[Flag of Chola]]		* [[Flag of Chola]]
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	[[Category:Flags of Tamils\|Pandya]]		[[Category:Flags of Tamils\|Pandya]]
	[[Category:~~Historical~~ flags\|Pandya]]		[[Category:Obsolete national flags\|Pandya]]
	[[Category:Flags displaying animals]]		[[Category:Flags displaying animals\|Pandya]]

CleanupBot II: Removed empty portal template using script

2023-08-13T22:44:23Z

Removed empty portal template using script

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	~~{{Portal\|Hinduism\|Heraldry~~
	}}
	* [[Flags of Tamils]]		* [[Flags of Tamils]]
	* [[Flag of Chola]]		* [[Flag of Chola]]

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	\| Nickname = (''Twin fish flag'')		\| Nickname = (''Twin fish flag'')
	\| Use =[[National flag]]		\| Use =[[National flag]]
	\| Symbol = Twin ~~fish~~		\| Symbol = Twin fishissses
	\| Proportion =1:2		\| Proportion =1:2274345677899o
	\| Adoption = {{circa\|{{BCE\|4th century}}\|{{CE\|1345}}}}		\| Adoption = {{circa\|{{BCE\|4th century}}\|{{CE\|1345}}}}
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>Dawnpope: Added portal and symbolism.

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Added portal and symbolism.

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	\| Image =Twin fish flag of Pandyas.svg		\| Image =Twin fish flag of Pandyas.svg
	\| Nickname = (''Twin fish flag'')		\| Nickname = (''Twin fish flag'')
	\| Use =		\| Use =[[National flag]]
	\| Symbol = Twin fish		\| Symbol = Twin fish
	\| Proportion =		\| Proportion =1:2
	\| Adoption = c. 4th century ~~BCE -~~ 1345 CE		\| Adoption = {{circa\|{{BCE\|4th century}}\|{{CE\|1345}}}}
	\| Design =		\| Design =
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	The '''Flag of Pandya''' ({{Lang-ta\|பாண்டியர் கொடி}}) was used by [[Pandyan Dynasty]] consisted of the single fish or '''twin fish'''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.orientalthane.com/archaeology/news_2010_11_08_A.htm \| title=Masterpieces in metal \| publisher=Institute For Oriental Study, Thane \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9r12rNV8T0YC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA57 \| title=Political History of the Madura Country \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| author=Nelson, J.H.\| year=1989 \| isbn=9788120604254 }}</ref> There is no reference or description about the flag. Therefore, any Pandya flags used in media are created for the purpose of illustration. There are flags with double fish or single fish as per archaeological findings and historians's illustration.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJrKcKqJGuEC&q=Fish+flag+of+pandyan&pg=PA86 \| title=Ceylon Coins and Currency \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| author=Walter Codrington, Hubert\| year=1975 \| isbn=9788120609136 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpBEEetgUnwC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA67 \| title=History & Civics For Vi (Tn) \| date=March 2005 \| publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education \| isbn=9780070597525 \| authorlink=Tmh}}</ref>		The '''Flag of Pandya''' ({{Lang-ta\|பாண்டியர் கொடி}}) was used by [[Pandyan Dynasty]] consisted of the single fish or '''twin fish'''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.orientalthane.com/archaeology/news_2010_11_08_A.htm \| title=Masterpieces in metal \| publisher=Institute For Oriental Study, Thane \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9r12rNV8T0YC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA57 \| title=Political History of the Madura Country \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| author=Nelson, J.H.\| year=1989 \| isbn=9788120604254 }}</ref> There is no reference or description about the flag. Therefore, any Pandya flags used in media are created for the purpose of illustration. There are flags with double fish or single fish as per archaeological findings and historians's illustration.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJrKcKqJGuEC&q=Fish+flag+of+pandyan&pg=PA86 \| title=Ceylon Coins and Currency \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| author=Walter Codrington, Hubert\| year=1975 \| isbn=9788120609136 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpBEEetgUnwC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA67 \| title=History & Civics For Vi (Tn) \| date=March 2005 \| publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education \| isbn=9780070597525 \| authorlink=Tmh}}</ref>
	~~[[File:Chola coin with legend "Uttama".png\|thumb\|right\|150px\|The Pandyan twin fish engraved on coin of [[Uttama Chola]].]]~~

			== Colour scheme ==
			[[File:Chola coin with legend "Uttama".png\|thumb\|right\|260x260px\|The Pandyan twin fish engraved on coin of [[Uttama Chola]].]]
			{\| class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"
			! rowspan="2" \|Scheme
			! width="20%" \|Orange
			! width="20%" \|Red
			\|-
			\| style="background:#FFFF00" \|
			\| style="background:#000000" \|
			\|-
			\|[[CMYK]]
			\|100–81–0–23
			\|0–100–80–5
			\|-
			\|[[Web colors\|HEX]]
			\|#FFFF00
			\|#000000
			\|-
			\|[[RGB color model\|RGB]]
			\|255-255-0
			\|0-0-0
			\|}

			== Comparision ==
	12th-century [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] [[court poet]] [[Ottakoothar]]'s verse mentions about Pandya flag while comparing to Chola flag.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும்_புகழேந்தியும் \| title=ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும் புகழேந்தியும் \| publisher=Tamil Wikisource \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l4330/l4330pd1.jsp?bookid=264&pno=176 \| title=எட்டுத் தொகையும் தமிழர் பண்பாடும் \| work=[[Tamil Virtual Academy]] \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>		12th-century [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] [[court poet]] [[Ottakoothar]]'s verse mentions about Pandya flag while comparing to Chola flag.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும்_புகழேந்தியும் \| title=ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும் புகழேந்தியும் \| publisher=Tamil Wikisource \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l4330/l4330pd1.jsp?bookid=264&pno=176 \| title=எட்டுத் தொகையும் தமிழர் பண்பாடும் \| work=[[Tamil Virtual Academy]] \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>
	{{cquote\|''வெற்றிப் புலிக்கொடிக்கு மீனமோ அம்மானே?''		{{cquote\|''வெற்றிப் புலிக்கொடிக்கு மீனமோ அம்மானே?''
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	== Legend ==		== Legend ==
	[[File:Double fish Pandyan relief, Koneswaram.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Pandya king [[Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I]]'s double fish carp black granite [[Relief\|bas-relief]] in [[Koneswaram temple]] – [[Trincomalee]], Sri Lanka.]]
	According to legend, [[Avatar]] of the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] [[Devi\|Goddess]] [[Meenakshi\|Meenaatchi]], who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. [[Pandyan Dynasty\|Pandya]] emblem was a fish and it represented the dynasty, including in coins, etc. The word ''Meenatchi'' (Meen+Aatchi ) is a mix of the Tamil words ''meen'' (Fish) and "Aatchi" (Rule), which means Fish Rule.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx \| title=Sri Meenaatchi (Parvathi) \| publisher=Hindu Society of Minnesota \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>		According to legend, [[Avatar]] of the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] [[Devi\|Goddess]] [[Meenakshi\|Meenaatchi]], who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. [[Pandyan Dynasty\|Pandya]] emblem was a fish and it represented the dynasty, including in coins, etc. The word ''Meenatchi'' (Meen+Aatchi ) is a mix of the Tamil words ''meen'' (Fish) and "Aatchi" (Rule), which means Fish Rule.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx \| title=Sri Meenaatchi (Parvathi) \| publisher=Hindu Society of Minnesota \| accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
			{{Portal\|Hinduism\|Heraldry
			}}
	* [[Flags of Tamils]]		* [[Flags of Tamils]]
	* [[Flag of Chola]]		* [[Flag of Chola]]
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	[[Category:Flags of Tamils\|Pandya]]		[[Category:Flags of Tamils\|Pandya]]
	[[Category:Historical flags\|Pandya]]		[[Category:Historical flags\|Pandya]]
			[[Category:Flags displaying animals]]

imported>Cupcake547: +flag picture

2021-03-26T17:13:47Z

+flag picture

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox flag
| Name = Pandya Flag
| Article =
| Image =Twin fish flag of Pandyas.svg
| Nickname = (''Twin fish flag'')
| Use =
| Symbol = Twin fish
| Proportion =
| Adoption = c. 4th century BCE - 1345 CE
| Design =
| Type =
}}
The '''Flag of Pandya''' ({{Lang-ta|பாண்டியர் கொடி}}) was used by [[Pandyan Dynasty]] consisted of the single fish or '''twin fish'''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.orientalthane.com/archaeology/news_2010_11_08_A.htm | title=Masterpieces in metal | publisher=Institute For Oriental Study, Thane | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9r12rNV8T0YC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA57 | title=Political History of the Madura Country | publisher=Asian Educational Services | author=Nelson, J.H.| year=1989 | isbn=9788120604254 }}</ref> There is no reference or description about the flag. Therefore, any Pandya flags used in media are created for the purpose of illustration. There are flags with double fish or single fish as per archaeological findings and historians's illustration.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJrKcKqJGuEC&q=Fish+flag+of+pandyan&pg=PA86 | title=Ceylon Coins and Currency | publisher=Asian Educational Services | author=Walter Codrington, Hubert| year=1975 | isbn=9788120609136 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpBEEetgUnwC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA67 | title=History & Civics For Vi (Tn) | date=March 2005 | publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education | isbn=9780070597525 | authorlink=Tmh}}</ref>
[[File:Chola coin with legend "Uttama".png|thumb|right|150px|The Pandyan twin fish engraved on coin of [[Uttama Chola]].]]

12th-century [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[court poet]] [[Ottakoothar]]'s verse mentions about Pandya flag while comparing to Chola flag.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும்_புகழேந்தியும் | title=ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும் புகழேந்தியும் | publisher=Tamil Wikisource | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l4330/l4330pd1.jsp?bookid=264&pno=176 | title=எட்டுத் தொகையும் தமிழர் பண்பாடும் | work=[[Tamil Virtual Academy]] | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>
{{cquote|''வெற்றிப் புலிக்கொடிக்கு மீனமோ அம்மானே?''
- ''Ottakoothar''}}
The verse literally means that ''"Can the fish flag (Pandya's) be at par with the tiger flag (Chola's)"?''.

== Legend ==
[[File:Double fish Pandyan relief, Koneswaram.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pandya king [[Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I]]'s double fish carp black granite [[Relief|bas-relief]] in [[Koneswaram temple]] – [[Trincomalee]], Sri Lanka.]]
According to legend, [[Avatar]] of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Devi|Goddess]] [[Meenakshi|Meenaatchi]], who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. [[Pandyan Dynasty|Pandya]] emblem was a fish and it represented the dynasty, including in coins, etc. The word ''Meenatchi'' (Meen+Aatchi ) is a mix of the Tamil words ''meen'' (Fish) and "Aatchi" (Rule), which means Fish Rule.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx | title=Sri Meenaatchi (Parvathi) | publisher=Hindu Society of Minnesota | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Flags of Tamils]]
* [[Flag of Chola]]
* [[Flag of Pallava]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pandya dynasty}}

[[Category:Pandyan dynasty]]
[[Category:Flags of Tamils|Pandya]]
[[Category:Historical flags|Pandya]]