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Tiruchirappalli

Also known as Trichinopoly, Trichy

Tiruchirappalli, also called Trichy and formerly Trichinopoly, is a city on the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India. It includes the early Chola capital of Uraiyur and lies beside the temple island of Srirangam, and its Rock Fort temple stands on a hill in the centre. In the 18th century it was repeatedly besieged during the Carnatic Wars.

Tiruchirappalli
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Hoysala EmpireDecline

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Early Cholas

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