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Chola Monsoon Warfare: The Naval Strategy That Conquered Bengal
While previous episodes explored the Cholas' maritime reach in Southeast Asia and their hydraulic management of the Kaveri Delta, this episode examines Rajendra Chola I’s audacious northern campaign of 1023 CE. We look at how the empire projected power across land and sea to defeat the Pala Empire in Bengal, a move that shocked contemporary observers from the Song court to Baghdad. Through the lens of the Thiruvalangadu Plates and Chinese chronicles, we reconstruct the logistics of a monsoon-driven invasion, the capture of the Pala king Mahipala I, and the symbolic…
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