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Aditya I and the Battle of Tirupurambiyam: Chola Rise
Before Rajaraja and Rajendra, there was Aditya I — the Chola king who broke the Pallava stranglehold on Tamil country. This episode digs into the Battle of Tirupurambiyam around 879 CE, where Aditya allied with the Western Ganga king Prithvipati I to defeat the Pallava ruler Aparajita and his Pandya allies. We explore how this victory allowed Aditya to conquer Tondaimandalam, move the Chola capital to Kanchipuram, and set the stage for imperial expansion. The conversation also covers how Aditya built temples to Shiva and Vishnu across his new territories, using religious patronage to…
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