The Pandya Dynasty reached its political peak during precisely this window, culminating in the reign of Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I, whose conflicts with the Cholas and later the incursions of Malik Kafur's Delhi Sultanate forces in 1311 effectively shattered Pandya power. Coins from the later decades of this range were likely struck under considerable political disruption, as the dynasty fragmented into rival claimants following that invasion.
The Pandya Dynasty reached its political peak during precisely this window, culminating in the reign of Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I, whose conflicts with the Cholas and later the incursions of Malik Kafur's Delhi Sultanate forces in 1311 effectively shattered Pandya power. Coins from the later decades of this range were likely struck under considerable political disruption, as the dynasty fragmented into rival claimants following that invasion.