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Chola Nadu is an ancient region spanning on the current state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry in southern India. It encompasses the lower reaches of the Kaveri River and its delta, and formed the cultural homeland and political base of the Chola Dynasty which ruled large parts of India and Sri Lanka between the 9th and 13th ...
The Chola dynasty was at the peak of its influence and power during the 11th century. [39] Rajendra I conquered Odisha and Pala dynasty of Bengal and reached the Ganges river in north India. [40] Rajendra Chola I built a new capital called Gangaikonda Cholapuram to celebrate his victories in northern India. [41]
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English: This map shows the greatest extent of the Chola empire during 1030 under Rajendra Chola I: territories are shown in blue, and subordinates and areas of influence are shown in pink. The map is corrected to show are of influence and direct control in Sri Lanka. Correction was based on the work of Spencer, G. (1976).
The Chola empire was divided into several provinces called mandalams which were further divided into valanadus, which were subdivided into units called kottams or kutrams. [52] At local government level, every village was a self-governing unit. A number of villages constituted a larger entity known as a kurram, nadu or kottam, depending on the ...
It was captured by the Medieval Chola king Aditya I (ruled c. 871–907 CE), who defeated the armies of the Pallava ruler Aparajitavarman (880–897) in about 890. [11] and claimed all of Tondai Nadu as Chola territory. [12] During the reign of Uttama Chola most of Tondaimandalam had been recovered from the Rashtrakutas. [13]
A mandalam (maṇḍalam meaning circle; [2] also known as pāḍi) was the largest territorial division during the Chola dynasty. At its height, the state was divided into nine mandalams which included areas in Sri Lanka and other conquered areas. [3] The two core mandalams were Chola-mandalam and Jayangondachola-mandalam. [4]
A 1955 map of Kumbakonam municipality and surrounding areas Sculpture on the walls of Nageswaran Temple. The region around Kumbakonam was inhabited as early as the Sangam Age (third century BC to third century AD). The present-day Kumbakonam is believed to be the site of the ancient town of Kudavayil where the Early Chola king Karikala held his ...