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Chola Naval War Elephants and the Sri Lanka Campaign
In this episode of The Chola Empire, Lucas and Luna explore the Chola conquest of Sri Lanka under Rajaraja Chola I and his son Rajendra. They dive into the military logistics of transporting war elephants across the Palk Strait, the siege of Anuradhapura in 993 CE, and the eventual sacking of the ancient Sinhalese capital. The discussion covers the strategic importance of the island as a Chola naval base, the role of the Chola navy in projecting power across the Bay of Bengal, and the aftermath including the shift of the Sinhalese capital to Polonnaruwa. Lucas explains how the Chola campaign…
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