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At its height, it ruled over the Chola Empire, an expansive maritime empire. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka of the Maurya Empire. The Chola empire was at its peak and achieved imperialism under the Medieval Cholas in the mid-9th century CE.
The power and the prestige the Cholas had among political powers in South, Southeast, and East Asia at its peak is evident in their expeditions to the Ganges, naval raids on cities of the Srivijaya Empire on the island of Sumatra, and their repeated embassies to China. [3] The Chola fleet represented the peak of ancient Indian maritime capacity ...
The Chola Empire at its greatest extent, during the reign of Rajendra Chola I in 1030 CE Section of Tabula Peutingeriana, the Roman map from 300 CE, depicting South Indian peninsula and Sri Lanka (Insula Taprobane) Names, routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st century CE) The Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu ...
The Chola period was what you'd get if the Renaissance had happened in south India 300 years before its time. It is not a coincidence that Chola bronzes - especially Nataraja bronzes - can be ...
Chola Empire under Rajendra Chola c. 1030 CE. By the 9th century, under Rajaraja Chola and his son Rajendra Chola, the Cholas rose as a notable power in south Asia. The Chola Empire stretched as far as Bengal. At its peak, the empire spanned almost 3,600,000 km 2 (1,389,968 sq mi).
At its peak, the Chola Empire stretched from the island of Sri Lanka in the south to the Godavari basin in the north. [27] The kingdoms along the east coast of India up to the river Ganges acknowledged Chola suzerainty. [28] Chola navies invaded and conquered Srivijaya and Srivijaya was the largest empire in Maritime Southeast Asia. [29]
The early Romans invaded Carthage, Spain and Greece, enslaved the conquered and worked them to death in their own mines and on their own farms. ... 4 million subjects at its peak in 480 B.C ...
The Chola Government during the imperial period in 850 – 1200 CE was marked for its uniqueness and innovativeness.Cholas were the first dynasty who tried to bring the entire South India under a common rule and to a great extent succeeded in their efforts.