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Chola Copper Plates: The Deeds That Documented an Empire
The Chola Empire left more than temples and bronzes — they etched their history onto copper. This episode explores the remarkable copper-plate charters that recorded land grants, royal eulogies, and the day-to-day business of an empire. We focus on the 10th-century Anbil plates of Parāntaka I, which detail a grant to a Brahmin priest and include a rare genealogy of early Chola kings. Discover how these plates were made, what they reveal about irrigation, taxation, and Brahmin settlements, and why they remain a crucial source for reconstructing Chola chronology. We also discuss the physical…
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