In 1024, Rajendra Chola dreamt up the grandest, riskiest, campaign ever planned by a medieval Indian ruler: an attack across ...

Rajaraja alone gifted 38,604 gold coins. This was more than what most European courts at the time could muster.

Historian Anirudh Kanisetti’s new book, Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, is filled with revelations ...

In a truly awe-inspiring logistical feat, Rajendra Chola would have the Five Hundreds great trading fleets follow his armies ...

Once a sacred haven for the Chola dynasty, Prabhagiripatnam is now a forgotten village on the brink of extinction. Located ...

rulers and artists who shaped the planet we live in today. Anirudh Kanisetti is an Indian writer and author, most recently of Lords of Earth And Sea : A History of The Chola Empire ...

Chola aristocrats invested war-loot into a wave ... of titanic shrines and fabulous wealth; of merchants, rulers and artists who shaped the planet we live in today.

“The king’s standing and seated postures are rendered with exceptional clarity, capturing the regality and divine association of the Chola rulers. The use of Devanagari script highlights the ...