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  2. Chola dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Chola dynasty [a] (Tamil: [t͡ʃoːɻɐr]) was a Tamil dynasty originating from Southern India. ... These myths speak of the Chola king Kantaman, ...

  3. Chola Empire - Wikipedia

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    Song dynasty reports record an embassy from Chulian (Chola) reached the Chinese court in 1077, [116] [117] and that the king of the Chulian at the time, Kulothunga I, was called Ti-hua-kia-lo. This embassy was a trading venture and was highly profitable to the Chola visitors, who returned with copper coins in exchange for articles of tribute ...

  4. Legendary early Chola kings - Wikipedia

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    The Cholas were looked upon as descended from the Solar dynasty. The Puranas speak of a Chola king, a supposed contemporary of the sage Agastya, whose devotion brought the river Kavery into existence. The story of king Manu Needhi Cholan tells of how he sentenced his son to death for having accidentally killed a calf.

  5. List of Tamil monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Chola dynasty (c. 300 BCE – 1280 CE) subsection. 4.1 Legendary Chola rulers. ... * Kadhirvel [King of King] Three Crowned Kings Tamilakam in ...

  6. Temples, treasures and trade: The astonishing legacy of India ...

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    The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site [Getty Images] It's 1000 CE - the heart of the Middle Ages. Europe is in flux.

  7. Three Crowned Kings - Wikipedia

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    Chola Purva Patayam ("Ancient Chola Record"), a Tamil language manuscript of uncertain date, contains a legend about the divine origin of the three crowned kings. According to it, the Shramana king Shalivahana (also known as Bhoja in this story) defeated Vikramaditya, and started persecuting the worshipers of Shiva and Vishnu. After failing to ...

  8. Early Cholas - Wikipedia

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    Kalavali by Poygayar mentions the Chola King Kocengannan and his battle with the Chera king Kanaikkal Irumporai. The Chera was taken prisoner and Poygayar, who was a friend of the Chera, sang a poem praising the Chola King Kochchenganan in 40 stanzas. The Chola king, pleased with the work, released the Chera.

  9. Karikala - Wikipedia

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    Karikala (Tamil: Karikāla Chōḻaṉ), often referred to as Karikala the Great, was a Tamil Emperor of the Early Cholas of the Chola dynasty who ruled ancient Tamilakam (Modern day Tamil Nadu in Southern India) from Uraiyur.