Karikala Chola
Karikala (; ; Middle Tamil: Karikāḷa Cōḻaṉ (கரிகால சோழன்); Classical Sanskrit: Karikāla Śōḷa), often referred to as Karikala the Great, was a Tamil Emperor of the Early Cholas of the Chola dynasty who ruled ancient Tamilakam (Modern day South India) from Uraiyur. He is credited with the construction of the flood banks of the river Kaveri and conquest of Tamilakam, Andhra and Sri Lanka. He is recognised as the greatest of the Early Cholas. In Thiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra Chola I, Medieval Tamil Cholas listed Karikala Chola as one of their ancestors. Several Telugu dynasties also claimed de
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17 sectionsContents
- Sources
- Early life
- Military conquests
- Battle of Venni
- Battle of Vahaipparandalai
- Further Wars and Conquest of Ceylon
- Conquest of Tondainadu and Andhra from Pallavas
- Grand Anicut
- Perur Patteeswarar Temple
- Karikala Cholan Manimandapam
- Family and Legacy of Karikala
- Religious Beliefs and Death of Karikala
- Dating Karikala
- Descendants
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Karikala (; ; Middle Tamil: Karikāḷa Cōḻaṉ (கரிகால சோழன்); Classical Sanskrit: Karikāla Śōḷa), often referred to as Karikala the Great, was a Tamil Emperor of the Early Cholas of the Chola dynasty who ruled ancient Tamilakam (Modern day South India) from Uraiyur. He is credited with the construction of the flood banks of the river Kaveri and conquest of Tamilakam, Andhra and Sri Lanka. He is recognised as the greatest of the Early Cholas. In Thiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra Chola I, Medieval Tamil Cholas listed Karikala Chola as one of their ancestors. Several Telugu dynasties also claimed descendant from Karikala.
== Sources == The story of Karikala is mixed with legend and anecdotal information gleaned from Sangam literature. The period covered by the extant literature of the Sangam is not easy to determine with any measure of certainty.