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all known facts. All information on this period was wilfully destroyed by the new religious leaders of India. We will be able to identify them from history that followed this period.
Considering the history of South India, it appears that Kalabhras can be identified with the Mahabali's Christian Kingdom, Caelobothras, which covered the three worlds - Chola, Chera and Pandya at the first century. We will take up this story in the next chapter. Kalabhra Interregnum (The Dark Ages) was the result of an attempt to obliterate the Christian Period of Caelobothras.
The Possible extent of Kalbhra Empire - Mahabali Empire
A good look at the time line of south Indian history will give lots of insight. The Time line goes like this:
Sanga
Kalam BC 3000 -
AD 100
In Chola and Pandya regions of South India
Sangam Maruvia Kalam AD 100 - 500
Kalabhra interregnum AD 150 - 500
Bhakthi Or
The Pallava Period AD 500 - 800
Epic
or
501
Chola Period AD 800-1200
Even though history was blanked out, we still have the secular Tamil literature created in Tamil by the association of poets called Sangam. They give some insight of the period as a golden era.
This period is designated as Kalabra Interregnum and we have a blank page in South Indian history. Some how even the very nature of the Kalabra has been radically wiped out and we do not know who they are. Even though this period is called a dark age by many political historians, it was definitely a
