Karikala

Karikala
Peruvaḷatthaān
Thirumāvaḷavan
Parakesari (Sanskrit)[1][2]
Karikala the Great
Bronze statue of Karikāla Chōḻaṉ
PredecessorIlamcetcenni
SuccessorNedunkilli and Nalankilli
QueenVelir princess from Nangur[3]
IssueNalankilli
Nedunkilli
Māvalattān
FatherIlamcetcenni

Karikala (Tamil: Karikāla Chōḻaṉ) 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 Southern 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.

  1. ^ Rama Shankar Tripathi. History of Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass, 1967 - India - 605 pages. p. 478.
  2. ^ Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri. Studies in Cōḷa history and administration. University of Madras, 1932 - History - 210 pages. p. 68.
  3. ^ Irāmaccantiran̲ Nākacāmi. Art and culture of Tamil Nadu. Sundeep Prakashan, 1980 - Art, Indic - 184 pages. p. 140.

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