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The Chola Navy's Secret Weapon: Tamil Nautical Charts
Before European cartographers mapped the Indian Ocean, Tamil sailors navigated by stars, winds, and oral charts passed down through generations. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Chola Empire's sophisticated nautical knowledge — from the monsoon compass of the Ayyavole merchant guilds to the lost palm-leaf portolans that guided Rajendra Chola's fleet to Kadaram. How did Tamil navigators read seafloor sediment to find land? What were the 'kadal padagu' star routes that linked Kaveripattinam to the Srivijayan ports? And why did the Chola Navy's secret weapon —…
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