Puzhal Kōttam was an administrative subdivision (kōttam) of Tondaimandalam which is known from inscriptions particularly from the period when Tondaimandalam, also known as Jayamkondacholamandalam, was a viceroyalty of the Chola Empire.Though the boundaries of Puzhal Kottam varied greatly, the district of Puzhal Kōttam roughly corresponded to North Chennai and suburbs that encompass North Chennai. Each kōttam might have had a fort as its administrative centre and the commander of the fort probably exercised civil as well as military authority over the towns and villages within his assigned territory. The fort (kōttam) that formed the administrative centre of Puzhal Kottam might have been located in Puzhal
