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Chola Navy Logistics: Feeding 100,000 Soldiers
The Chola Empire built some of the largest armies and navies of medieval India. But how did they feed, arm, and move tens of thousands of soldiers across a subcontinent and overseas? This episode dives into the logistics that powered Rajaraja I and Rajendra I's campaigns: granaries like the one at Brihadeeswarar, the Kaveri delta's surplus, riverboat networks that turned the Kaveri and Ganges into highways, the food contracts of the Ayyavole merchant guilds, and the coir, timber, and bronze that built a fleet. Historian Lucas and his curious co-host Luna explore how the Chola state…
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