{"slug": "south-india", "label": "South India", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542146", "qid": "Q542146", "description": "geographic region in India", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [590, 2025], "span_label": ["590 CE", "2025 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Southern India"], "related": [{"slug": "chola-dynasty", "label": "Chola dynasty", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "vijayanagara-empire", "label": "Vijayanagara Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "east-india-company", "label": "East India Company", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kerala", "label": "Kerala", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "karnataka", "label": "Karnataka", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "andhra-pradesh", "label": "Andhra Pradesh", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tamil-nadu", "label": "Tamil Nadu", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "telangana", "label": "Telangana", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sri-lanka", "label": "Sri Lanka", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "deccan-plateau", "label": "Deccan Plateau", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hindus", "label": "Hindus", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 590, "year_label": "590 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Kadungon becomes king of the Pandyan Kingdom in South India (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364753220#Asia", "title": "590", "revid": 1364753220, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 848, "year_label": "848 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Medieval Cholas in Southern India start to rule (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129160#Asia", "title": "848", "revid": 1341129160, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 985, "year_label": "985 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Raja Raja Chola I (considered by many as the greatest emperor of the Chola Empire) becomes ruler of the Chola Dynasty. During his reign he expands his domains beyond South India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468346#Asia", "title": "985", "revid": 1364468346, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1336, "year_label": "1336 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "April 18", "text": "April 18 (unconfirmed) – Brothers Harihara and Bukka Raya found the Vijayanagara Empire on the southern part of the Deccan Plateau in South India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367230650#Events", "title": "1336", "revid": 1367230650, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1565, "year_label": "1565 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 23", "text": "January 23 – Battle of Talikota: The Vijayanagara Empire, the last Hindu kingdom in South India, is greatly weakened by the Deccan sultanates.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1323811827#January–March", "title": "1565", "revid": 1323811827, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1725, "year_label": "1725 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 15", "text": "January 15 – James Macrae, a former captain of a freighter for the British East India Company, is hired by the Company to administer the Madras Presidency (at this time, the \"Presidency of Fort St. George\"), and begins major reforms. The area administered is most of Southern India, including what is now the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, parts the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha and the union territory of Lakshadweep.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361335962#January–March", "title": "1725", "revid": 1361335962, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 2025, "year_label": "2025 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 28", "text": "November 28 – Flooding and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah leave at least 647 dead and 183 missing across Sri Lanka and South India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372865033#November", "title": "2025", "revid": 1372865033, "section": "Events › November"}}]}