Thursday, November 1, 2018

Chola Empire and Ruler of This Lineage

Today we will read about the Chola empire. Know how the rise and fall of this lineage was, who was the king of this dynasty? This post will be updated further in which we will also learn about Chola's government, the justice system, the means of income-expenditure, art and culture. Let's know all the details of Chola Empire.

Role: Chola Dynasty

The history of the Chola dynasty is ancient. The rulers of this lineage considered themselves as the children of the oldest and the original inhabitants of India. Description of Mahabharata, Megasthenes, Ashoka's records, and many ancient Buddhist and Greek books provide descriptions of the Cholas. The beginning of the powerful empire of this lineage is considered from the nineteenth century and gradually the majority of southern India came under it.

They also got control over Sri Lanka and the Maldives. They had a huge and powerful navy. They succeed in making their impact in South-East Asia. The Chola empire was undoubtedly the most powerful empire of South India. During the years of the first (second century to the eighth century) phase of this empire, when it was an effective empire, the foreign trade of Deccan India was very rich because in the details of foreign travelers and scholars such as Peripus and Trolli, the Chol State ports Get mentioned.

After this Sangam literature mentions many Chola kings, in which Karikal was most famous. His rule probably started around 190 A.D. After some time of Karikal, a famous king named Perunarakili, who also did Rajsutra Yajna in the celebration of his victories. After that, the power of the ancient Chola kingdom was loosened. Most of his state was probably won by Pallavas .

Hueansang

Chinese Hwansong, who came to Seventh Century, visited the country and went to Chol State too. He writes -

"Chola state is spread over 2400 or 2500 lie and its capital is 10a. The country is desolate and in most part, there are marshes and forests. The population is very low and the Dalku robbery is very much. "

Because Hansang did not mention the name of any Chola state in his description, most of the history concludes that the Chola state was not important at that time and it was probably under the rule of the Pallavas. After the power of the Pallavas was destroyed, the Chola state progressed again.

Uplift of the Chola empire

The Chola empire was re-established by Vijaypal (850-871 AD), which was initially a feudal chieftain of the Pallavas. In 850 CE, Thanjavur was in his possession and attacked the Pandya kingdom. Vijaypal died in 871 AD. After that, his son Aditya I became king (871-907 AD). He extended the power and dignity of his offspring.

During the same reign, till 897 AD, Chola became so powerful that he defeated the Pallava ruler and murdered him and took possession of the entire area. After the death of Aditya I, Parantak first (907-955 AD) became king. In the beginning, he could also maintain the influence of the Cholas.

Wins his Pandya kingdom and holds the title of "Madurai Konda" which means "the winner of Madurai". But when he had to take iron from Rashtrakutas, the Chola empire also suffered loss. Rashtrakut ruler Krishna III defeated him (Parantak first) in 949 AD and the Chola empire occupied northern region. This led to a huge shock to the Chola dynasty.

But after the death of Krishna III in 965 AD, when the Rashtrakutas began to collapse, the Chola empire once again started moving towards the path of progress.

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