Cholas - Legacy of the Medieval Cholas

The Chola Empire rose to power in the 9th century in the Tamil speaking districts of Southern India. Although the Chola Dynasty existed since at least 100 BCE., it was during the 9th Century CE that it began its rise into a major world power. Under Rajaraja Chola (Rajaraja The Great) and his son Rajendra Chola, the Cholas rose as a notable military, economic and cultural power in Asia. The Chola Empire stretched from southern Maldives as far north as the Himalaya Mountains and West Bengal in North India. Rajaraja Chola conquered penin ...

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The Medieval Cholas rose to prominence when King Vijayalaya defeated the Pallavas and captured Thanjavur. In the early 10th century King Paranthaka I defeated the Pandyan king Rajasimha and also invaded Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Though his son, Rajaditya, was defeated and killed by the Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna III (c.949 CE), the setback proved only temporary. The Medieval Chola kings would go on to capture most of South India, Bengal, and some overseas territories in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Indonesia. Until the later 13th century, the Chola Em ...

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The early Cholas ruled between the 1st and the 4th centuries CE. The most famous king of the early Cholas was Karikalan (2nd century CE). He is well known for his great engineering marvel, "Kallanai", a great anaikut (dam used for irrigation) across the Kaveri River. Kallanai is considered the oldest water-diversion structure in the world still in use. Karikalan is said to have invaded Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and used his captives as slav ...

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Cholas - Early Sangam Cholas. Veliyan Tittan (50 B.C.E- 25 B.C.E) Porvaikko-Perunarkilli (25 B.C.E-1 B.C.E) Mudittalaiko-Perunarkilli a.k.a Ilan-set-Senni (1 B.C.E-25) Karikalan I (1-25 C.E) Velpahtadakkai-Perunarkilli (25-50 C.E) Uruva-pahter-Ilan-id-Senni (50-75 C.E) Karikalan II (75-100 C.E) Sed-Senni-Nalankilli (100-125 C.E) Kulamurrattu-tunciya-Killivalavan (125-150 C.E) Rajasuyam-Vetta-Perunarkilli (150-175 C.E) < ...

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The Cholas are attributed to be amongst the earliest kingdoms to posses a powerful navy that could threaten neighbouring countries. The first of these was Karikalan who attacked the nearby island of Ceylon and defeating the army. He was also instrumental in occupying the Lakshadweep islands. Another King with many more maritime victories was Raja Rajan Cholan who is arguably responsible for leading the 2nd Golden Age of Tamil Nadu. After his decisive victories over the Cheras and Pandias, he turned his attention to the Sinhalese King Mahinda ...

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