Geography
The geographical extent of Kongu Nadu is roughly confined to the territories of the ancient Tamilakam.
It was the origin and seat of the Sangam period Cheras. Chera is also referred to as Kongan many times. His mountains are the Kolli Malais and his seat Karuvur on the banks of Anporunai.
The geographical region is called Kongunadu in Tamil, which is derived from Kangu (கங்கு) meaning 'border' (Komaralingam copperplates) and Kanganadu (கங்கநாடு, lit.: the land of the Ganga people).Kangeyam(Sanskrit: Ganga+eyam = Gangeyam : seat of the Western Ganga Dynasty). This region was located within Kaveri catchment basin. 17th century poet Valasundara Kavirayar refers to the borders of Kongunadu in his work Kongumandalasatakam.
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