गोजाम कलाफोरनि गिबि , कारिकलामजों खृ . उ . 2 थि आरो 3 थि याव कला सामलायथिनि सिङाव बेयो लाबोजादोंमोननि आगोल कयमबतरआ 2 थि खृ . उ . नि आगुसिमबो कंगनाद बुंनाय मोनसे फिसा गामि राजथावनि महरै थादोंमोन ।
Coimbatore existed even prior to the 2nd century AD as a small tribal village capital called Kongunad until it was brought under Chola control in the 2nd or 3rd century AD by Karikalan the first of the early Cholas .