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Chola Inscriptions: The Lost Library of Temple Walls
Long before paper archives, the Chola dynasty etched their entire history onto stone. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the vast epigraphic record of the Chola Empire — thousands of granite and copper-plate inscriptions that document everything from tax disputes and irrigation rights to royal genealogies and temple endowments. They focus on the Brihadeeswarar Temple inscriptions, which record Rajaraja Chola I's detailed accounting of land grants, temple staff salaries, and even the names of dancers and musicians. Lucas explains how epigraphists decipher ancient Tamil scripts, the…
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