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Karikal Valavan is regarded as the greatest Chola king. Justify. - Social Science

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Karikal Valavan is regarded as the greatest Chola king. Justify.

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  1. KarikalValavan or Karikalan was the most famous of the Chola kings.
  2. He defeated the combined army of the Cheras, Pandyas, and the eleven Velir Chieftains who supported them at Venni, a small village in the Thanjavur region.
  3. He converted forests into cultivable lands.
  4. He built Kallanai across the river Kaveri to develop agriculture.
  5. Their port Puhar attracted merchants from various regions of the Indian Ocean.
  6. The Pattinapaalai a poetic work in the pathinenkeezhkanakku gives elaborate information of the trading activity during the rule of Karikalan.
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Chapter 1.1: Society and Culture in Ancient Tamizhagam: The Sangam Age - Exercise [Page 99]

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Samacheer Kalvi Social Science - Term 3 [English] Class 6 TN Board
Chapter 1.1 Society and Culture in Ancient Tamizhagam: The Sangam Age
Exercise | Q VIII. 1 | Page 99
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