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Srivijaya's Tamil Inscriptions: Clues from a Chola Outpost
When the Chola emperor Rajendra Chola invaded Srivijaya in 1025 CE, he didn't just plunder—he left records. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a less-known aspect of the Srivijaya-Chola war: the Tamil inscriptions carved on copper plates and temple walls in Southeast Asia. These texts, like the 1088 CE Tamil inscription at Takuapa, reveal a network of Tamil merchant guilds, the Ayyavole, operating in Srivijayan ports long after the invasion. They mention donations to Hindu temples, trade in ivory and camphor, and the everyday life of Tamil seafarers who settled in the Malay world…
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