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Tag Archives: Cholan

Village life in ancient Tamilakam

May 10, 2019

Ancient Tamilakam was a country of villages, and each village was a self-contained unit with farms, orchards, water sources, cottage …

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Homes of the Wealthy

May 3, 2019

Kaveri-Poom-Pattinam, also known as Poom-Puhar, was the capital of the Cholas in ancient Tamilakam. Now, the city lies below the …

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Town Planning in Ancient Tamilakam

April 26, 2019

Vanchi was the ancient capital of the Chera Kingdom in southwest India and that famed city’s layout provides insights to …

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Ancient South Indian Military

April 19, 2019

The king prepared the ground and orchestrated the call to arms. It was customary of the king to lead in …

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Stirrings of War in Ancient Tamilakam

April 12, 2019

From what little we know, ancient Tamilakam did not produce treatises on the art and science of war. This is …

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Village Administration in Ancient Tamilakam

April 5, 2019

Just as the family was the basic building block of society, the village was the basic administrative unit in ancient …

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64 Arts of Life

March 29, 2019

The learned people of ancient South India strove to master the 64 arts of life, what we might refer to …

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The Council

March 22, 2019

The (royal, governing, advisory) Council included five people who represented five groups plus one important individual: Chief Minister: civil administration …

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Demands on the King

March 15, 2019

The early kings of ancient South India were not autocrats. They faced a system of checks and balances from the …

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The State

March 8, 2019

The notion of state rested in kingdoms and according to the norms of Tamilakam, these had seven constituents: Land Suitable …

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