Question

Mention the several power centres which came up after the fall of the Chola empire.

Answer 1

1. Further to the South, the Pandya kings again sought to regain the glory they had lost under the Cholas.
2. Many brilliant Pandya kings like Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan ruled at the end of the 13th, century.
3. Further to the north was the Hoysala kingdom, with its capital at Belur.
4. The Kakatiyas ruled from Warangal (Telangana) while the Yadavas ruled in Devagiri.
5. These states did not exist in peaceful cooperation, and the region was beset by many internal wars and conflicts.