Chola Dynasty

• Cholas were the feaudatories of Pallavas of Kanchi
• Chola kings took high sounding titles likes Chakrobortygal
• Idols of kings and queens were installed in the temples
• The great Chola army was known as Nam Rukai Mahasenai or the army with three wings-elephantry,Infantry and cavalry
• Kadagam was thr army training and Kaikkolar was army
• Kudavolai was the pot ticket system for selection of members
• Even people belonging to the lower castes were allowed to be the members of the assemblies
• Rajadhiraja was killed by Someswara of wester chalukya in the battlefield and his son Rajendra II was declared to be the king on the battlefield whereas Adhirajadhiraja was killed by a mob
• Rajaraja I started survey of land
• Salabhoga was educational grant
• Adiperukku was the most important festival.It marked floods in Kaveri
• Kulotunga I conquered Andhra
• Rajaraja Chola conquered nothern Ceylon and made Polonnaruva the capital of that part
• Slavery existed during the period
• Sanskrit was a language of the Brahmins
• Suryavarman II, a contemporary of Rajaraja Chola built the Ankot Bhat temple in Cambodia
• Rajaraja Chola defeated Cera, Pandya and Kerala and adopted the title Mummudi Chola
• Apastamba was known as South Indian Manu