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Gangaikondacholapuram

Gangaikondacholapuram, "city of the Chola who took the Ganges", in Tamil Nadu, India, was founded by the Chola king Rajendra I around 1025 to celebrate his northern campaign to the Ganges. It served as the Chola capital for about 250 years. Its great Shiva temple survives and forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Great Living Chola Temples, while the city itself is now a village.

Gangaikondacholapuram
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Chola Empire

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gangaikondacholapuram. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gangaikondacholapuram
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