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The district of Kodagu in present-day Karnataka comprises the area of the former princely state of the same name. ==Early history== A significant number of pre-historic megaliths and a celt (called the Mercara celt) of unknown origins have been found in Kodagu. The most interesting ancient antiquities of Kodagu are the earth redoubts or war trenches (kadanga), which are from 1.5 to 7.5 m high, and provided with a ditch 3 m deep by 2 or 3 m wide. Their linear extent is reckoned at between 500 and 600 m. They are mentioned in inscriptions of the 9th and 10th centuries.〔Kushalappa, M. "The Early Coorgs", 2013.〕 The Tamil Sangam literature (300 BC-300 AD) speak of ''Kudako'' (parts of Kodagu, Kerala and Salem) which was to the west of their dominions. Many later day Kannada inscriptions speak of ''Kudagu nad'' (parts of Kodagu, Western Mysore and Kerala) as well. Both the name of the natives and of the region are synonymous (Kodava-Kodavu; Kodaga-Kodagu; Coorgs-Coorg). The Kodavas (Coorgs) were the earliest agriculturists in Kodagu, living in that place for centuries. Nayakas and Palegaras like Chengalvas and Kongalvas ruled over them. The early accounts of Kodagu are purely legendary, and it was not till the 9th and 10th centuries that its history became the subject of authentic record. At this period, according to inscriptions, the country was ruled by the Gangas of Talakkadu, under whom the Changalvas (Changanda Kodava), kings of Changa-nad, styled later kings of Nanjarayapatna or Nanjarajapatna, held the east and part of the north of Kodagu, together with the Hunasur taluk in Mysore.〔Kushalappa, M. "The Early Coorgs", 2013.〕 The earliest writings found in Kodagu, inscriptions dated around 800-900 AD, speak of ''Kadangas'' (defensive structures made by the Kodavas), the ''Entu Okkalu'' (''Ettu Okka'', eight original parent, later local chieftain, clans), the (now extinct) ''Kunindora'' family and give other similar references to the Kodavas. Over centuries several South Indian dynasties, like the Kadambas, the Gangas, the Cholas, the Chalukyas, the Rastrakutas, the Hoysalas,and the Vijaynagar Rayas, ruled over Kodagu.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Kodagu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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