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Tamil Diaspora of the Chola Era: Merchant Networks
In this episode of The Chola Empire, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known facet of Chola power: the sprawling Tamil merchant diaspora that stretched from the Coromandel Coast to the shores of Southeast Asia. They follow the journeys of the Ayyavole and Manigramam guilds, whose members traded in precious stones, spices, and textiles, and who left behind inscriptions in Thailand, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula that testify to their reach. The episode also looks at the Chola court's diplomatic gifts to the Song dynasty, including a bronze Buddha statue sent to a Buddhist temple in China…
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