Question

“Chola Period was a enterprising period in the history of Tamil Nadu” – Elucidate.

Answer 1

1. The Chola dynasty was one of the largest ruling dynasties in the history of South India,
2. The heartland of the Cholas was the fertile valley of the Kaveri river.
3. Under Rajaraja Chola I and his successor Rajendra Chola I, Rajadhi Raja Chola, Veera Rajendra Chola and Kulottunga Chola I the dynasty became a military, economic and – cultural power in South Asia and South – East Asia.
4. According to Tamil tradition, the Cholar country comprised the region that includes the ” modem day namely Tiruchirapalli, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Perembalour, Pudukottai and Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
5. After Rajendra Chola capital got shifted to Gangai konda cholapuram.
6. In the age of the Cholas, the whole south India was for the first time brought under a single government.
7. The Chola dynasty had a professional military.
8. Land revenue and trade tax were the main source of income.
9. In the society of the Cholas, the guild was one of the most significant institution in South India.
10. They excelled in foreign trade and maritime activity, extending their influence overseas to China and South East Asia.
11. Most of the canals of Kaveri belong to this period.
12. Under the Cholas, the Tamil country reached new heights of excellence in art, religion and ~ literature.
13. Architectural Historian James Fergusson says that the Chola artists conceived like giants and finished like jewellers. Therefore, we can say that the Chola period was enterprising period in the history of Tamilnadu.