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The Chola Empire's Sri Lanka Campaign under Rajaraja I
In this episode, we explore Rajaraja Chola I's ambitious campaign to conquer Sri Lanka at the turn of the 11th century. After consolidating power in Tamil country and defeating the Cheras and Pandyas, Rajaraja set his sights on the island kingdom of Anuradhapura, ruled by Mahinda V. Using the port of Mahatittha as a staging ground, Chola forces captured the capital, Polonnaruwa, and established a provincial capital renamed Jananathamangalam. We discuss the political instability that invited Chola intervention, the construction of the Chulabrahma Vihara Buddhist monastery in Nagapattinam…
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