A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established international trade relations with Sri Lanka ...

He was called Raja-Raja, King of Kings ... the Indian Ocean as the Mongols were to inner Eurasia. Rajaraja Chola's successor, Rajendra, built alliances with Tamil merchant corporations: a ...

He was called Raja-Raja, King of Kings ... The Cholas were as important to the Indian Ocean as the Mongols were to inner Eurasia. Rajaraja Chola's successor, Rajendra, built alliances with Tamil ...

Loka Mahadevi, the chief queen of Raja Raja and Tyagavalli ... during political turmoil in the court among the sons of Rajendra Chola, the assembly of landowners declared that they would pay ...

Built by Raja Raja Chola I around 1010 CE ... The Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple, constructed by Rajendra Chola I, was designed to rival his father’s creation in Thanjavur. Though slightly smaller, ...

In 1024, Rajendra Chola dreamt up the grandest, riskiest, campaign ever planned by a medieval Indian ruler: an attack across the seas on Kedah (in today’s Malaysia). Both Rajendra Chola and the ...

Godfrey Phillips has been trading lower as prices seen drifting below its 200 days exponential moving average on daily charts since past few months. The correction has been seen on the back of ...

In a couple of decades after Rajendra Chola's raid on Kedah, this great Malay trading emporium, we have archaeological evidence of Tamil merchant settlements in Sumatra. They were present on both ...

There is no arguing that today, the Chola period is best remembered for its overseas expansions. In 1025-26, Chola emperor Rajendra I (r. 1014-1044) dispatched an expedition to Kedah, a rich Malay ...