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Vijayalaya Chola ( r. 847 – 871 CE; Tamil: விசயாலய சோழன், romanized: Vicayālaya Cōḻaṉ) was a descendant of the Early Cholas, who revived the Chola dynasty and founded the Imperial Chola Empire. [1] . He ruled over the region to the north of the river Kaveri. He is one of the descendants of the famous Sangam age Chola king, Karikala Chola.
Jun 7, 2023 · Vijayalaya Chola was a South Indian king who established the imperial Chola Empire (r. 850–870 CE). He ruled over the region to the north of the Kaveri River. He was initially a feudatory of the Pallavas. In AD 850, he conquered Tanjore.
Vijayalaya Choleeswaram in Narthamalai, a panchayat town in Pudukottai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Vishnu and houses the 8th century Jaina Abode.
Vijayalaya, a descendant of the Early Cholas, restablished resp. founded the Chola empire in 848 CE. Vijayalaya took an opportunity arising out of a conflict between the Pandya and Pallava empires in c. 850, captured Thanjavur from Muttarayar, and established the imperial line of the medieval Chola Dynasty.
Vijayalaya Chola was a king of South India, and founded the imperial Chola dynasty. He ruled over the region to the north of the river Kaveri River .The ancient Chola kingdom once famous in Tamil literature and in the writings of Greek merchants and geographers faded into darkness after c. 300 CE.
Jun 12, 2024 · Vijayalaya Chola. The Chola empire situated to the North-East of the Pandya territory once occupied a central place in the Tamil literature and the writings of Greeks disappeared in around 300 CE. Their chief source of power was centered at Uraiyur which was famous for its cotton trade.
Jun 1, 2024 · Chola dynasty, South Indian Tamil rulers of unknown antiquity, antedating the early Sangam poems (c. 200 ce). The dynasty originated in the rich Kaveri (Cauvery) River valley. Uraiyur (now Tiruchchirappalli) was its oldest capital. The legendary King Karikalan was the common ancestor through whom.
