Mamallapuram
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Divya Kumar-Dumas, Tom Elliott Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Divya Kumar-Dumas, Tom Elliott Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Apr 03, 2026 11:21 AM
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History
An ancient settlement and modern town (also known as Mahabalipuram) located on the east coast of peninsular India. It is the site of a large complex of Hindu temples dating to the 7th/8th centuries CE that is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is mentioned in Tamil literature beginning in the 8th century CE. The exact location of the city's harbor and its possible identification with non-Tamil sources (especially Roman ones) remain inconclusive.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/119192778
12.6195981, 80.1936497
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: modern Mahabalipuram (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- மகாபலிபுரம் (Mahabalipuram: Tamil, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- மாமல்லபுரம் (Mamallapuram: Tamil, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- None
- Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram (Q3522747) located at Mamallapuram (unspecified date range)
- Uncertain: Nīrpeya̤r̤ru same as Mamallapuram (AD 100 - AD 199)
- Uncertain: Punjeri port of Mamallapuram (unspecified date range)
- Uncertain: Sopatma same as Mamallapuram (unspecified date range)
settlement, settlement-modern
Pleiades
Divya Kumar-Dumas, and Tom Elliott, 'Mamallapuram: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/119192778> [accessed: 19 May 2026]
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