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The city of Thanjavur. Vijayalaya, a descendant of the Early Cholas, reestablished resp. founded the Chola empire in 848 CE. [10] Vijayalaya took an opportunity arising out of a conflict between the Pandya and Pallava empires in c. 850, captured Thanjavur from Muttarayar, and established the imperial line of the medieval Chola dynasty.
The Chola empire, though not as strong as between 850 and 1150, was still largely territorially intact under Rajaraja Chola II (1146–1175) a fact attested by the construction and completion of the third grand Chola architectural marvel, the chariot-shaped Airavatesvara Temple at Dharasuram on the outskirts of modern Kumbakonam.
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 ...
Chola aristocrats invested war-loot into a wave of new temples, which sourced fine goods from a truly global economy linking the farthest shores of Europe and Asia. Copper and tin for their ...
Virarajendra Chola (1063–1070) Athirajendra Chola (1067–1070) Kulottunga Chola I (1071–1122) Vikkrama Chola (1118–1135) Kulottunga Chola II (1133–1150) Rajaraja Chola II (1146–1163) Rajadiraja Chola II (1163–1178) Kulottunga Chola III (1178–1218) Rajaraja Chola III (1216–1246) Rajendra Chola III (1246–1279), last of the ...
Although Vengi had a separate political existence, it was so closely connected to the Chola Empire, that for all practical purposes, the Chola dominion extended up to the banks of the Godavari river. The main conquests took place between the accession of Sundara Chola and of Rajendra Chola I. The bulk of the conquests occurred during Rajaraja ...
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 .
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