During the first century A.D., the Chola king Karikal Cholan captured the Pandya kingdom and Dindigul came under the Chola rule. During the sixth century, the Pallavas took over most provinces of Southern India and Dindigul was under the rule of Pallavas until Cholas regained the state in the 9th century and the Pandyas regained control by the 13th century.
In the first century A.D., Karikal Cholan, the Chola king, conquered the Pandya kingdom, placing Dindigul under Chola rule. Around the sixth century, the Pallavas controlled most of southern India's provinces, with Dindigul remaining under their control until the 9th century when the Cholas reclaimed it and the Pandyas regained it by the 13th century.