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Medieval India (A) The Cholas

ICSE · Class 9 · History & Civics

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Sources of Chola History

  • Inscriptions are the primary source - copper-plate grants, stone inscriptions, and temple wall inscriptions
  • Rajaraja I pioneered the practice of prefixing main achievements to inscriptions
  • Tiruvalangadu copper plates of Rajendra Chola contain 31 copper sheets in Sanskrit and Tamil
2

Political History - Major Rulers

  • Vijayalaya established Chola rule in 9th century with Thanjavur as capital
  • Parantaka I conquered Madurai, defeated Pandyas and rulers of Lanka
  • Rajaraja I (985-1014 CE) - conquered Pandyas, Cheras, parts of Mysore, northern Sri Lanka and Maldives
3

Chola Administration

  • Highly centralized system with king as supreme authority assisted by Council of Ministers
  • Empire divided into Mandalams (provinces) → Valanadu → Nadu (districts)
  • Princes appointed as provincial governors
4

Chola Art and Architecture

  • Brihadeshwara Temple (Thanjavur) - masterpiece of Dravidian architecture built by Rajaraja I
  • 66-meter high vimana with 80-ton single stone dome
  • Temple built with 130,000 tons of granite

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Primary sources include inscriptions (copperGreatest Chola ruler who expandedSon and successor of Rajaraja IHighly organized threeThree types

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