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Chola sulolasi
Miloddan avvalgi III asr - milodiy 1279 yil
Chola imperiyasining eng katta qismini ko'rsatadigan xarita v. 1030, ko'k rangda soya qilingan, bosib olingan hududlarni, pushti shoularda soya bilan Chola ta'sir qilgan joylarni anglatadi.
Poytaxt	Erta cholas: Pompuxar, Urayur, Tiruvarur O'rta asr xolasi: Pajaiyaarai, Thanjavur Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Rasmiy tillar	Tamilcha, Sanskritcha[1]
Din	Hinduizm
Hukumat	Monarxiya
Qirol va Imperator
• 848–871	Vijayalaya Chola (birinchi)
• 1246–1279	Rajendra Chola III (oxirgi)
Tarixiy davr	O'rta yosh
• tashkil etilgan	Miloddan avvalgi III asr
• O'rta asrlar Xolasining ko'tarilishi	Milodiy 848 yil
• Imperiya eng katta darajada	Milodiy 1030 yil
• bekor qilingan	Milodiy 1279 yil
Muvaffaqiyatli Pandyan sulolasi

A qismi seriyali kuni
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O'rta asr tarixi Kalabhra imperiyasi Pallava imperiyasi Pandyan imperiyasi Chola imperiyasi Chera qirolligi Maduray Sultonligi Vijayanagara imperiyasi Maduray Nayaks Tanjor Nayaks Kalahasti Nayaks Gingee Nayaks Thondayman Shohligi
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The Chola sulolasi edi a Tamilcha talassokratik Dunyo tarixidagi eng uzoq hukmronlik qilgan sulolalardan biri bo'lgan janubiy Hindiston imperiyasi. Chola haqidagi dastlabki ma'lumotlar^[2][3][4] miloddan avvalgi III asrda qoldirilgan yozuvlarda mavjud Ashoka, ning Maurya imperiyasi (Ashoka Major Rok Farmoni № 13 ). Ulardan biri sifatida Uchta tojli shoh ning Tamilakam bilan birga Chera va Pandya, sulola milodning 13-asrigacha turli hududlarda boshqaruvni davom ettirdi. Ushbu qadimiy kelib chiqishga qaramay, "Chola imperiyasi" haqida gapirish o'rinli bo'lgan davr faqat O'rta asr Cholas milodiy 9-asr o'rtalarida.

Cholasning yuragi unumdor vodiy edi Kaveri daryosi, ammo ular 9-asrning keyingi yarmidan 13-asrning boshlariga qadar o'zlarining qudratining eng yuqori darajasida ancha katta hududni boshqarganlar. Janubidagi butun mamlakat Tungabhadra Milodiy 907 va 1215 yillar oralig'ida uch asr va undan ko'proq vaqt davomida bir davlat sifatida birlashgan.^[5] Ostida Rajaraja Chola I va uning vorislari Rajendra Chola I, Rajadhiraja Chola, Virarajendra Chola va Kulothunga Chola I, sulola harbiy, iqtisodiy va madaniy kuchga aylandi Janubiy Osiyo va Janubi-sharqiy Osiyo.^[6] Yangi imperiyaning qudrati sharq olamiga ekspeditsiya tomonidan e'lon qilindi Gangalar qaysi Rajendra Chola I o'z zimmasiga oldi va dengiz reydlari shahar-davlat shaharlari to'g'risida Srivijaya, shuningdek, Xitoyga takroriy elchixonalar tomonidan.^[7] Chola parki zenitni namoyish etdi qadimiy hind dengiz kuchi.

1010–1153 yillarda Chola hududlari orollardan tortib to cho'zilgan Maldiv orollari janubda shimolga qadar qirg'oqlarigacha Godavari daryosi yilda Andxra-Pradesh.^[8] Rajaraja Chola yarimorolni zabt etdi Janubiy Hindiston, qo'shilgan qismlari hozirda Shri-Lanka va Maldiv orollarini egallab oldi. Rajendra Chola Shimoliy Hindistonga g'alaba qozongan ekspeditsiyani yuborib, daryoga tegdi Gangalar va mag'lubiyatga uchradi Pala hukmdori Pataliputra, Mahipala. U shuningdek shaharlarni muvaffaqiyatli bosib oldi Srivijaya ning Malayziya va Indoneziya.^[9] Chola sulolasi XIII asr boshlarida tanazzulga yuz tutishi bilan tanazzulga yuz tutdi Pandyan sulolasi, bu oxir-oqibat ularning qulashiga sabab bo'ldi.^[10]

Cholas abadiy meros qoldirdi. Ularning homiyligi Tamil adabiyoti va ularning ibodatxonalar qurilishidagi g'ayratlari natijasida Tamil adabiyoti va me'morchiligining ajoyib asarlari paydo bo'ldi.^[6] Chola qirollari jonkuyar quruvchilar edilar va o'z shohliklarida ibodatxonalarni nafaqat ibodat joylari, balki iqtisodiy faoliyat markazlari sifatida ham tasavvur qilishgan.^[11][12] Ular o'zlarining san'atlari, xususan ma'baddagi haykallar va "Chola bronzalari", hind xudolarining bronzadan yasalgan haykallari, ular kashshof bo'lgan mumni yo'qotish jarayonida qurilganliklari bilan mashhur edilar; bu (ma'lum darajada) hozirgi kungacha davom etmoqda. Ular markazlashgan shaklini o'rnatdilar hukumat va intizomli byurokratiya. Chola san'at maktabi tarqaldi Janubi-sharqiy Osiyo va Janubi-Sharqiy Osiyo me'morchiligi va san'atiga ta'sir ko'rsatdi.^[13][14] O'rta asrlar Xolaslari muhtasham inshootlari bilan mashhur Brixadisvara Milodiy 1010 yilda eng mashhur Chola qiroli Rajaraja Chola tomonidan buyurtma qilingan Tanjavurdagi ma'bad.

Kelib chiqishi

Xolalar shuningdek Choda.^[15] Uning qadimiyligi eslatib o'tilgan narsalardan ko'rinadi qadimiy tamil adabiyoti va yozuvlarda. Keyinchalik O'rta asr Cholas uzoq va qadimiy nasabga da'vo qilgan. Eslatib o'tamiz Sangam adabiyot (mil. 150 y.)^[a] sulolaning eng qadimgi podshohlari milodning 100 yilligini belgilaganligini ko'rsatmoqda. Xolas-da tilga olingan Ashokan farmonlari Miloddan avvalgi 3-asr (zamonaviy joyda joylashgan) Dehli ) Janubda mavjud bo'lgan qo'shni davlatlardan biri sifatida.^[16]

VII asrgacha bo'lgan Cholas haqida yozma dalillar juda kam. Tarixiy yozuvlar, shu jumladan ibodatxonalardagi yozuvlar mavjud. So'nggi 150 yil ichida tarixchilar qadimgi Tamil Sangam adabiyoti, og'zaki an'analar, diniy matnlar, ma'bad va boshqa manbalardan ushbu mavzu bo'yicha muhim bilimlarga ega bo'lishdi. mis plitalar. Dastlabki Xolas ma'lumotlari uchun asosiy manba Sangam davridagi dastlabki Tamil adabiyotidir.^[b] Chola mamlakati va uning shaharlari, portlari va tijoratlari tomonidan jihozlangan savdo haqida qisqacha xabarlar mavjud Eritray dengizining periplusi (Periplus Maris Erythraei) va geografning biroz keyinroq ishlarida Ptolomey. Mahavamsa, a Buddaviy milodning V asrida yozilgan matnda, aholisi o'rtasidagi bir qator to'qnashuvlar haqida hikoya qilinadi Seylon Miloddan avvalgi I asrda va Xolas.^[18] Xolas haqida aytib o'tilgan Ashoka ustunlari (miloddan avvalgi 273 yildan 232 yilgacha yozilgan) yozuvlari, bu erda ular Ashokaga bo'ysunmasa ham, u bilan do'stona munosabatda bo'lgan shohliklar orasida eslatib o'tilgan.^[c]

Odatda qabul qilingan nuqtai nazar shu Chola o'xshaydi Chera va Pandya, qadimgi qadimgi hukmron oila yoki klanning nomi. Izohlovchi Parimelajagar dedi: "Qadimgi nasabga ega bo'lgan odamlarning xayriya yordami (Cholas, Pandyas va Cheralar kabi) mablag'lari kamayganiga qaramay, abadiy saxiydirlar". Cholas uchun keng tarqalgan boshqa ismlar Killi (கிள்ளி), Valavan (வளவன்), Sembiyan (செம்பியன்) va Cenni.^[20] Killi ehtimol tamil tilidan keladi kil (கிள்) qazish yoki yorish ma'nosini anglatadi va er qazuvchi yoki ishchi g'oyasini anglatadi. Ushbu so'z ko'pincha Chola ismining ajralmas qismini tashkil qiladi Nedunkilli, Nalankilli va hokazo, ammo keyingi paytlarda foydalanish deyarli tugaydi. Valavan ehtimol "bilan bog'liqvalam"(வளம்) - unumdorlik va unumdor mamlakat egasi yoki hukmdori degan ma'noni anglatadi. Sembiyan odatda avlodlari degan ma'noni anglatadi Shibi - afsonaviy qahramon, birinchi Chola afsonalari orasida kaptarni qutqarishda fidoyilik ko'rsatib, lochin figuralarini qidirishdan va bu mavzuni tashkil etadi. Sibi Jataka orasida Jataka hikoyalari Buddizm.^[21] Tamil lug'atida Chola degani Soazhi yoki Saei qatorlarida yangi tashkil etilgan qirollikni bildiradi Pandya yoki eski mamlakat.^[22] Cenni tamil tilida anglatadi Bosh.

Tarix

Xolas tarixi to'rt davrga to'g'ri keladi: Erta cholas Sangam adabiyotining, Sangam Xolasining qulashi bilan Imperial O'rta asr Xolasining ko'tarilishi o'rtasidagi intergrenum Vijayalaya (848 yil), Vijayalaya sulolasi va nihoyat Keyinchalik Chola XI asrning uchinchi choragidan Kulothunga Xola I sulolasi.^[d]

Erta cholas

Sangam adabiyotida ular uchun aniq dalillar mavjud bo'lgan eng qadimgi Chola shohlari eslatib o'tilgan. Olimlarning fikriga ko'ra, ushbu adabiyot umumiy davrdan oldingi asrlarning oxiri va umumiy davrning dastlabki asrlariga tegishli.^[24] Ushbu adabiyotning ichki xronologiyasi hanuzgacha hal qilinmagan va hozirgi paytda ushbu davr tarixi bilan bog'liq ma'lumotni keltirib chiqarish mumkin emas. Unda shohlar va shahzodalar va ularni maqtagan shoirlarning ismlari yozilgan.^[25]

Sangam adabiyotida afsonaviy Chola shohlari haqidagi rivoyatlar ham qayd etilgan.^[26] Ushbu afsonalarda Chola shohi Kantaman, donishmandning zamondoshi haqida gap boradi Agastya uning sadoqati Kaveri daryosini vujudga keltirdi.^{[iqtibos kerak ]} Sangam adabiyotida mavjud bo'lganligi ma'lum bo'lgan Chola qirollari orasida ikkita ism mashhur: Karikala Chola va Kocengannan.^{[27][28][29][30]} Merosxo'rlik tartibini belgilash, o'zaro va o'sha davrdagi boshqa ko'plab knyazliklar bilan munosabatlarni o'rnatish uchun aniq vositalar mavjud emas.^[31][e] Urayur (endi uning bir qismi Tiruchirapalli ) ularning eng qadimiy poytaxti bo'lgan.^[26] Kaveripattinam erta Chola poytaxti sifatida ham xizmat qilgan.^[32] The Mahavamsa sifatida tanilgan etnik tamil avantyuristi, Chola shahzodasi ekanligini eslatib o'tadi Ellalan, Shri-Lanka oroliga bostirib kirdi va miloddan avvalgi 235 yillarda a yordamida uni bosib oldi Mysore armiya.^[26][33]

Interregnum

Miloddan avvalgi 300 yilda Janubiy Hindiston, Chera, Pandya va Chola mamlakatlarini ko'rsatgan

Sangam asrining oxiridan (taxminan 300 yil) Pandyalar va O'sha davrgacha bo'lgan uch asrlik o'tish davri haqida juda ko'p ma'lumot yo'q. Pallavalar tamil mamlakati ustidan hukmronlik qilgan. Noma'lum sulola Kalabhras Tamil mamlakatiga bostirib kirdi, mavjud shohliklarni siqib chiqardi va o'sha davrda hukmronlik qildi.^[34][35][36] Ular VI asrda Pallava sulolasi va Pandyan sulolasi tomonidan ko'chirilgan.^[28][37] 9-asrning ikkinchi choragida Vijayalaya qo'shilguniga qadar keyingi uch asr davomida Cholasning taqdiri haqida juda kam narsa ma'lum.^[38]Tanjavur va uning atrofida joylashgan yozuvlarga ko'ra, qirollik boshqarilgan Mutariyarlar / Muturajalar uch asr davomida. Ularning hukmronligi Tanjavurni bosib olgan Vijayalaya chola tomonidan tugatildi Ilango Mutarayar 848-851 yillar orasida.

Epigrafiya va adabiyot bu uzoq vaqt oralig'ida ushbu shohlar qatorida yuz bergan o'zgarishlarni ozgina tasavvur qiladi. Xolasning kuchi eng past darajaga tushib, Pandyas va Pallavas kuchlari ulardan shimol va janubga ko'tarilganda,^[29][39] bu sulola yanada muvaffaqiyatli raqiblari ostida boshpana va homiylik izlashga majbur bo'lgan.^[40][f] Cholas Uraiyur mahallasidagi qisqargan hudud ustidan hukmronlik qilishni davom ettirdi, ammo unchalik katta bo'lmagan darajada. Pandyas va Pallavalar vakolatlarini pasayishiga qaramay, Chola malikalarini turmushga qabul qilishdi, ehtimol ularning obro'sini hisobga olgan holda.^[g] Ushbu davrdagi ko'plab Pallava yozuvlarida ularning Chola mamlakatining hukmdorlari bilan jang qilganliklari eslatiladi.^[h] Ta'sir va kuch yo'qotilganiga qaramay, Cholas Vijayalaya singari qadimgi poytaxti Uraiyur atrofidagi hududni butunlay qo'ldan boy berib qo'yishi ehtimoldan yiroq emas.^[41][43]

Erta kumush tanga Uttama Chola Shri-Lankada Cholaning yo'lbars emblemasi va Nagari yozuvida aks etgan.^[44]

Taxminan 7-asrda hozirgi Andra Pradeshda Chola podsholigi rivojlandi.^[41] Bular Telugu Cholas ularning kelib chiqishini dastlabki Sangam cholasiga qarab kuzatdilar. Biroq, ularning dastlabki Cholas bilan aloqasi bo'lganligi ma'lum emas.^[45] Ehtimol, Pallavalar davrida Tamil Xolasning bir bo'lagi Pandyas va Pallavas hukmronlik ta'siridan uzoqlashib, o'zlariga xos qirollik o'rnatish uchun shimolga ko'chib ketgan bo'lishi mumkin.^[men] The Xitoy ziyoratchi Xuanzang, kim bir necha oyni o'tkazdi Kanchipuram 639-640 yillarda "Culi-ya qirolligi" haqida yozgan, bu Telugu Cholasiga aniq havola qilingan.^[38][47]

Imperial Cholas

Vijayalaya hind tarixidagi eng ajoyib imperiyalardan biri bo'lgan Imperial Chola sulolasining asoschisi edi.^[48] Vijayalaya, ehtimol Pallava sulolasining feudatoriyasi, Pandya sulolasi va Pallava sulolasi o'rtasidagi qarama-qarshilik natijasida vujudga kelgan fursatdan foydalangan. 850, qo'lga olingan Thanjavur dan Muttarayar va O'rta asr Chola sulolasining imperatorlik chizig'ini o'rnatdi.^[49][50] Thanjavur Imperial Chola sulolasining poytaxtiga aylandi.^[51]

Haykali haqida batafsil ma'lumot Rajaraja Chola da Brixadisvara ibodatxonasi da Thanjavur.

Chola sulolasi O'rta asrlar davrida ta'sir va qudratning eng yuqori cho'qqisida bo'lgan.^[52] Chola qirollari o'zlarining etakchiligi va qarashlari orqali o'z hududlarini va ta'sir doiralarini kengaytirdilar. Ikkinchi Chola qiroli, Aditya I, Pallava sulolasining yo'q qilinishiga olib keldi va Pandyan sulolasini mag'lub etdi Maduray 885 yilda Kannada mamlakatining katta qismlarini egallab oldi va G'arbiy Ganga sulolasi bilan nikoh aloqalarida edi. 925 yilda uning o'g'li Parantaka I Shri-Lankani (Ilangai nomi bilan tanilgan) bosib oldi. Parantaka I ham mag'lub bo'ldi Rashtrakuta sulolasi Vallala jangida Krishna II ostida.^[53]

Rajaraja Chola I va Rajendra Chola I Chola sulolasining buyuk hukmdorlari bo'lib, uni Tamil qirolligining an'anaviy chegaralaridan tashqariga chiqarganlar.^[40] Chola imperiyasi o'zining eng yuqori cho'qqisida janubdagi Shri-Lanka orolidan Godavari- gacha cho'zilgan.Krishna shimolda daryo havzasi, Bhatkaldagi Konkan sohiligacha, shuningdek butun Malabar qirg'og'i (Chea mamlakati) Lakshadweep va Maldiv orollari. Rajaraja Chola I bitmas-tuganmas kuchga ega bo'lgan hukmdor edi va u o'zini urush vazifalarida ko'rsatgan g'ayrat bilan o'zini o'zi boshqarish vazifasiga tatbiq etdi. U o'z imperiyasini qirol nazorati ostida bo'lgan qattiq ma'muriy tarmoqqa birlashtirdi va shu bilan birga mahalliy o'zini o'zi boshqarishni kuchaytirdi. Shuning uchun u milodiy 1000 yilda o'z imperiyasining boyliklarini samarali ravishda to'ldirish uchun er tadqiqotlarini o'tkazdi.^[54] U shuningdek qurgan Brihadeswarar ibodatxonasi milodiy 1010 yilda.^[55]

Rajendra Chola men zabt etdim Odisha va uning qo'shinlari shimol tomon yurishni davom ettirdilar va qo'shinlarini mag'lub etdilar Pala sulolasi ning Bengal va shimoliy Hindistonda Gang daryosiga etib bordi.^[56] Rajendra Xola I yangi poytaxt qurdi Gangaikonda Cholapuram Shimoliy Hindistondagi g'alabalarini nishonlash uchun.^[57] Rajendra Chola I muvaffaqiyatli bostirib kirdi Srivijaya Janubi-Sharqiy Osiyodagi qirollik bu erda imperiyaning tanazzulga uchrashiga olib keldi.^[58] Ushbu ekspeditsiya juda ajoyib taassurot qoldirdi Malay xalqi O'rta asrlar Malay xronikasida uning nomi buzilgan shaklda Raja Chulan sifatida tilga olingan Sejarah Melayu.^[59][60][61] Shuningdek, u Shri-Lanka orolini zabt etishni yakunladi va Rattapadini (Chalukya mamlakati, Rashtrakutalar hududlari) bosib olishdan tashqari, Sinhal qiroli Mahinda Vni asirga oldi. Talakkad va Kolar, Kolaramma ibodatxonasida uning portret haykali hanuzgacha mavjud) Kannada mamlakati.^[62] Rajendra hududlari Gang-Xugli-Damodar havzasiga tushgan hududni,^[63] shuningdek, Shri-Lanka va Maldiv orollari.^[49] Hindistonning sharqiy qirg'oqlari bo'ylab Gang daryosigacha bo'lgan qirolliklar Chola suzerinitetini tan oldilar.^[64] 1016, 1033 va 1077 yillarda Xitoyga uchta diplomatik vakolatxonalar yuborilgan.^[49]

Ganjurning Gopuram burchagi Brixadisvara ibodatxonasi.

The sihara ning Brixadisvara ibodatxonasi, gumbazli gumbaz (25 tonna), sakkiz qirrali va 80 tonna og'irlikdagi bitta granit blokiga suyanadi.

Kadaramga Chola bosqini tasvirlangan siyam rasmlari (Keda ).

A korpusini qayta qurish Chola tomonidan qurilgan kema (milodiy 200—848) ASI va qirg'oqdan 19 mil uzoqlikda topilgan halokat asosida Poombuhar. Hozirda muzeyda namoyish etilayotgan model Tirunelveli.

Airavateswara ibodatxonasi, Darasuram yilda Thanjavur tumani.

The G'arbiy Chalukya imperiyasi ostida Satyashraya va Someshvara I Chola hukmronligidan vaqti-vaqti bilan chiqib ketishga harakat qildi, birinchi navbatda Chola ta'siri tufayli Vengi qirollik.^[65] G'arbiy Chalukyalar Chola imperatorlarini urushga jalb qilish uchun bir nechta muvaffaqiyatsiz urinishlarni amalga oshirdilar va 1118-1126 yillarda Vengi hududlarini qisqa muddat bosib olishdan tashqari, boshqa barcha urinishlar muvaffaqiyatsiz tugadi, ketma-ket Chola imperatorlari Chalukyalar qo'shinlarini turli joylarda bosib o'tdilar. ko'plab urushlar. Virarajendra Chola G'arbiy Chalukya imperiyasining Someshvara II ni mag'lub etdi va shahzoda bilan ittifoq tuzdi Vikramaditya VI.^[66] Cholas har doim g'arbdagi Chalukyalarni muvaffaqiyatli boshqargan Deccan ularni urushda mag'lub etish va ularga o'lpon yig'ish orqali.^[67] Cholotlarning Kulothunga I va Vikrama Chola singari imperatorlari davrida ham Chalukyalarga qarshi urushlar asosan Karnatakadagi Chalukya hududlarida yoki Vengi, Kakinada, Anantapur yoki Gutti kabi Telugu mamlakatlarida olib borilgan. Keyinchalik Xoysalalar, Yadvalar va Kakatiyalar singari sobiq feodatoriyalar o'z kuchlarini muttasil oshirib, oxir-oqibat Chalukyalarni almashtirdilar.^[68] Dharvarni Shimoliy Markaziy Karnatakada bosib olinishi bilan Hoysalas ostida Vishnuvardhana u erda 1149 yil atrofida Xoysala poytaxti Dvarasamudrada o'g'li Narasimha I bilan mas'ul bo'lgan va Kalachuris Chalukyan poytaxtini taxminan 1150–1151 yillarda 35 yildan ortiq egallab turgan Chalukiya qirolligi allaqachon tarqatib yuborishni boshlagan.^[69]

Cholas ostida Kulothunga Chola III ostida Hoysalasga yordam berish orqali Chalukyalarning tarqatib yuborilishini e'lon qildi Veera Ballala II, Chola monarxining kuyovi va G'arbiy Chalukiyalarni bir qator urushlarda mag'lub etdi. Someshvara IV 1185–1190 yillarda. Chalukya qirolining so'nggi hududlariga hatto Chalukyan poytaxtlari Badami, Manyaxeta yoki Kalyani ham kirmagan. Bu Chalukyan hokimiyatining yakuniy tarqatib yuborilishi edi, ammo Chalukyalar faqat 1135–1140 yillarda nom bilan mavjud bo'lgan. Ammo Xolalar 1215 yilgacha barqaror bo'lib, Pandyan imperiyasi tomonidan singib ketgan va 1279 yilgacha mavjud bo'lishini to'xtatgan.^[70]

Boshqa tomondan, 1150–1280 yillar oralig'ida Xolasning ashaddiy muxoliflari o'zlarining an'anaviy hududlari uchun mustaqillikka erishishga harakat qilgan Pandya knyazlari edi. Bu davrda Cholas va Pandyalar o'rtasida doimiy urushlar bo'lgan. Xolalar Sharq bilan ham muntazam urush olib borgan Gangalar ning Kalinga Chogi nazorati ostida Vengini himoya qildi va butun sharqiy qirg'oqlarini o'zlarining feudatoriyalari Telugu Cholas, Velananti Cholas, Renandu Cholas va boshqalar bilan hukmronlik qildi. Ular Chalukyalarga qarshi muvaffaqiyatli kampaniyalarida har doim Cholasga yordam berishdi va o'lpon yig'ishdi. Kannada shohliklarida va bilan doimiy kurash olib bordi Sinhalalar, Chola ishg'olini ag'darishga uringan Lanka, ammo keyinchalik Chola qiroli Kulottunga I davriga qadar Cholas Lanka ustidan qattiq nazorat o'rnatgan. Keyinchalik Chola qiroli, Rajadhiraja Chola II, an'anaviy do'sti - Lanka qiroli yordam bergan beshta Pandiya knyazlari konfederatsiyasi ustidan g'alaba qozonish uchun etarlicha kuchli edi, bu qat'iyatli Rajadhiraja Xola II ostida kuchli bo'lmasligiga qaramay, yana bir bor Lankani boshqarish huquqini Cholasga topshirdi. . Biroq, uning vorisi, so'nggi buyuk Chola monarxi Kulottunga Chola III Lanka va Maduraydagi qo'zg'olon va tartibsizliklarni bostirish orqali Cholasni ushlab turishni kuchaytirdi, Karuvurda Veera Ballala II boshchiligidagi Hoysala generallarini mag'lub etdi, bundan tashqari Tamil mamlakati, Sharqiy Gangavadi, Draksharama, Vengi va Kalinga an'anaviy hududlarini ushlab turish bilan bir qatorda. Shundan so'ng, u Veera Ballala II bilan (Balalaning Chola malikasiga uylanishi bilan) nikoh ittifoqiga kirdi va Hoysalas bilan munosabatlari do'stona bo'lib qoldi.^[67][j]

Xorijdagi fathlar

Rajaraja Chola I va uning vorislari Rajendra Chola I, Virarajendra Chola va Kulothunga Xola I davrida Chola qo'shinlari Shri-Lanka, Maldiv orollari va Malayziya, Indoneziya va Janubiy Tailand kabi Janubi-Sharqiy Osiyoning qismlarini bosib oldilar.^[72] 11-asrda Srivijaya imperiyasining. Rajaraja Chola I bir necha dengiz kampaniyalarini boshladi, natijada Shri-Lanka, Maldiv orollari va Malabar qirg'oqlari egallab olindi.^[73] 1025 yilda Rajendra Chola Srivijaya portlariga va Birma Pegu qirolligiga qarshi dengiz reydlarini boshladi.^[74] Chola yozuvida uning Palembang bilan aniqlangan 14 joyni egallab olgani yoki talon-taroj qilganligi aytilgan, Tambralinga va Kedah boshqalar qatorida.^[75] Ikkinchi bosqinni Virarajendra Chola boshqarib, uni bosib oldi Keda XI asr oxirida Malayziyada Srivijaya.^[76] Chola bosqini oxir-oqibat Srivijaya ustidan to'g'ridan-to'g'ri ma'muriyat o'rnatolmadi, chunki bosqinchilik qisqa va faqat Srivijayaning boyligini talash uchun mo'ljallangan edi. Biroq, bu bosqinchilik Srivijayan gegemonligini jiddiy ravishda zaiflashtirdi va mintaqaviy qirolliklarning shakllanishiga imkon berdi. Bosqinni to'g'ridan-to'g'ri Cholan bosib olgani va mintaqa geografik jihatdan o'zgarmagan bo'lsa-da, savdo-sotiqda juda katta oqibatlarga olib keldi. Malay savdogarlari tomonidan an'anaviy ravishda nazorat qilinadigan Shrivijayan hududiga tajovuzkor tamil savdogarlari va Malay yarim orolida va Sumatraning shimoliy qirg'og'ida tamil gildiyalarining ta'siri kuchaygan.

Keyinchalik Xolas (1070–1279)

Keyinchalik Kulothunga Chola I boshchiligidagi Xola podsholigi (milodiy 1070–1120)

O'rtasidagi oilaviy va siyosiy ittifoqlar Sharqiy Chalukyalar Vengiga bostirib kirgandan keyin Rajaraja davrida boshlangan. Rajaraja Cholaning qizi Chalukya shahzodasi Vimaladityaga uylandi^[77] va Rajendra Cholaning qizi Ammanga Devi Sharqiy Chalukya shahzodasiga uylangan Rajaraja Narendra.^[78] Virarajendra Cholaning o'g'li, Athirajendra Chola, 1070 yilda fuqarolik tartibsizligida o'ldirilgan va Amolga Devi va Rajaraja Narendraning o'g'li Kulothunga Chola I Chola taxtiga o'tirgan. Shunday qilib Keyinchalik Chola sulolasi boshlandi.^[79]

Keyinchalik Chola sulolasiga uning o'g'li Kulothunga Chola I kabi qobiliyatli hukmdorlar boshchilik qildilar Vikrama Chola, Kalinani zabt etgan Rajaraja Chola II, Rajadhiraja Chola II va Kulothunga Chola III kabi boshqa vorislar, Ilam va Kataha. Biroq, keyinchalik boshlangan Xolasning 1218 yilgi qoidasi Rajaraja Chola II, oxirgi imperatorga Rajendra Chola III 850–1215 yillarda imperatorlarnikidek kuchli bo'lmagan. Taxminan 1118 yilda ular G'arbiy Chalukya va Gangavadiga (janubiy) Vengi ustidan nazoratni yo'qotdilar Mysore tumanlar) ga Hoysala imperiyasi. Biroq, bular faqat vaqtinchalik muvaffaqiyatsizliklar edi, chunki shoh Vikrama Chola, Kulothunga Chola I ning o'g'li va vorisi bo'lganidan so'ng, Xolalar Chalukya Someshvara IIIni mag'lub etib, Gangavadini Xoysalalardan qutqarish orqali Vengi viloyatini tiklash uchun vaqt yo'qotmadi. . Chola imperiyasi, garchi 850–1150 yillarda bo'lgani kabi kuchli bo'lmasa ham, Rajaraja Chola II (1146–1175) davrida asosan hududiy jihatdan butunligicha qolgan edi, bu haqiqatan ham uchinchi yirik Chola me'moriy mo''jizasi - arava shaklida qurilishi va qurilishi bilan tasdiqlangan. Airavatesvara ibodatxonasi zamonaviy Kumbakonam chetidagi Dharasuramda. Chota ma'muriyati va Xulot III hukmronligigacha hududiy yaxlitlik 1215 yilgacha barqaror va juda gullab-yashnagan, ammo uning hukmronligi davrida Chola hokimiyatining tanazzuli uning Maravarman Sundara Pandiyan II tomonidan 1215–16 yillarda mag'lub bo'lganidan keyin boshlangan.^[80] Keyinchalik, Xolas ham Lanka orolini nazoratini yo'qotdi va Sinxala hokimiyatining tiklanishi bilan haydab chiqarildi.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

Portreti Rajaraja Chola va uning gurusi Karuvurar at Brihadeswarar ibodatxonasi.

Tanazzulni davom ettirishda, shuningdek, Pandyan sulolasining Janubiy Hindistondagi eng qudratli hukmdorlar sifatida qayta tiklanishi bilan belgilanadigan, Pandyaniya hududlarida nazorat qiluvchi markaziy ma'muriyatning etishmasligi bir qator Pandya taxtiga da'vogarlarning fuqarolik sabab bo'lishiga turtki bo'ldi. Sinhalalar va Xolalar ishonchli vakil tomonidan jalb qilingan urush. Pandiyadagi fuqarolar urushi va Xolas va Sinhalalar o'ynagan tafsilotlar Mahavamsa shuningdek, Pallavarayanpettai yozuvlari.^[81][82]

Rad etish

Cholas, ostida Rajaraja Chola III Keyinchalik, uning o'rnini egallagan Rajendra Chola III ancha zaif edi va shu sababli doimiy muammolarga duch keldi. Bitta feodatsion Kadava boshliq Kopperunchinga I, hatto Rajaraja Chola IIIni ham garovda ushlab turdi.^[83][84] 12-asrning oxirlarida Hoysalasning kuchayib borayotgan ta'siri Kannada mamlakatidagi asosiy o'yinchi sifatida tanazzulga uchragan Chalukyalarni almashtirdi, ammo ular ham Seal va Kalachurilar tomonidan doimiy muammolarga duch kelishdi, chunki ular Chalukya poytaxtini egallab olishdi, chunki bu imperiyalar ular edi. yangi raqiblar. Tabiiyki, Xoysalalar Xolala bilan do'stona aloqalarni qulay Cholot monarxi bilan keyingi oilaviy aloqada bo'lgan Hoysala Veera Ballala II ni mag'lub etgan Kulothunga Chola III davridan boshlab topishdi. Bu Kulotunga Chola III ning o'g'li va vorisi bo'lgan Rajaraja Chola III davrida ham davom etdi^[80][85]

Hoysalalar bu davrda Tamil mamlakati siyosatida bo'linish rolini o'ynagan. Ular Tamil qirolliklari o'rtasida birdamlikning yo'qligidan puxta foydalanib, navbat bilan Tamil qirolligini boshqasiga qarshi qo'llab-quvvatladilar va shu tariqa Cholas va Pandyalarning o'z salohiyatlarini ko'tarishlariga yo'l qo'ymadilar. Rajaraja III davrida Xoysalalar Xolas tomoniga o'tdilar va Kadava boshlig'i Kopperunjinga va Pandyalarni mag'lubiyatga uchratdilar va Tamil mamlakati hududida o'z vakolatlarini o'rnatdilar. Rajarra III ning o'rnini egallagan Rajendra Chola III Chola boyliklarini tiklash uchun dadil qadamlar qo'ygan ancha yaxshi hukmdor edi. U Kuddappaga qadar topilgan epigrafalarida tasdiqlangan shimolga muvaffaqiyatli ekspeditsiyalarni olib bordi.^[86] Shuningdek, u Pandya shahzodalaridan birini Maravarman Sundara Pandya II ni mag'lubiyatga uchratdi va qisqa vaqt ichida Pandyalarni Chola hukmronligiga bo'ysundirdi. Vira Somesvara boshchiligidagi Hoysalalar shoshilinch ravishda aralashdilar va bu safar Pandyalar tomoniga o'tdilar va Xolasning qayta tiklanishiga qarshi turish uchun ularni qaytarib oldilar.^[87] Pandyalar janubda, oxir-oqibat Xoysalalarni Malanadu yoki Kannada mamlakatlaridan haydab chiqargan buyuk kuch darajasiga ko'tarilgan edilar, ular Xolasning Tamil mamlakatlaridan ittifoqchilari bo'lganlar va natijada Xolasning halok bo'lishiga 1279 yilda Pandyalar sabab bo'lgan. Pandyalar birinchi navbatda Maravarman Sundara Pandiyan II va uning qobiliyatli merosxo'ri boshchiligidagi Tamil davlati hamda Shri-Lankadagi hududlar, janubiy Chera mamlakati, Telugu davlati ustidan nazoratni qo'lga kiritdilar. Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan Rajaraja Chola III boshchiligidagi Xolas va Someshvara boshchiligidagi Xoysalalar qo'shma kuchlariga bir nechta mag'lubiyat berishdan oldin, uning o'g'li Ramanata^[80] Pandyaniyaliklar 1215 yildan boshlab asta-sekin Tamil mamlakatining asosiy o'yinchilariga aylandilar va Maduray-Ramesvaram-Ilam-janubiy Chera mamlakati va Kanyakumari kamarida o'z mavqelarini aql bilan mustahkamladilar va Kaveri kamarida o'z hududlarini Dindigul-Tiruchi-Karur-Satyamangalam o'rtasida doimiy ravishda ko'paytirib borishdi. Kaveri deltasida, ya'ni Thanjavur-Mayuram-Chidambaram-Vriddhachalam-Kanchi-da, nihoyat 1250 yilgacha Arcot-Tirumalai-Nellore-Visayawadai-Vengi-Kalingam kamarigacha borgan.^[88]

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Pandyalar Xoysalalarni ham, Xolalarni ham doimiy ravishda tor-mor qildilar.^[89] Shuningdek, ular Xoysalalarni Kannanur Kuppamda Jatavarman Sundara Pandiyan boshchiligida mag'lub etib, ularni yo'q qildilar.^[90] Rajendra hukmronligi yaqinida Pandyan imperiyasi farovonlik avjiga chiqqan va chet ellik kuzatuvchilar oldida Chola imperiyasining o'rnini egallagan edi.^[91] Rajendra IIIning so'nggi yozilgan sanasi - 1279. Rajendrani darhol boshqa Chola shahzodasi ta'qib qilgani haqida hech qanday dalil yo'q.^[92][93] Xoysalalar Kannanur Kuppamdan Kulasekhara Pandiyan tomonidan 1279 yilda tor-mor etildi va o'sha urushda oxirgi Chola imperatori Rajendra III tor-mor etildi va Chola imperiyasi bundan keyin o'z faoliyatini to'xtatdi. Shunday qilib Chola imperiyasi Pandyan imperiyasi tomonidan butunlay soya ostida qoldi va qorong'ilikka botdi va XIII asrning oxiriga kelib o'z hayotini to'xtatdi.^[84][93] Biroq, faqat Hindistondagi Chola sulolasi o'chirildi, ammo u boshqa joyda omon qoldi. Sebuanoning og'zaki afsonalariga ko'ra, Xola sulolasining isyonkor filiali XVI asrga qadar Filippinda omon qolishda davom etdi. Sebu shahridan Rajaxnat orolida joylashgan Sebu unga Rajamuda asos solgan Shri Lumay kim yarmi tamil, yarmi malay edi. U ilgari Chola egallab olgan Srivijayada tug'ilgan.^[94] U tomonidan yuborilgan Maharaja ekspeditsiya kuchlari uchun baza yaratish uchun, lekin u isyon ko'tarib o'z mustaqil rajahnatini o'rnatdi. Hindistonlashgan qirollik Konkistador tomonidan zabt etilguncha rivojlandi Migel Lopes de Legaspi Ispaniya va Latino askarlari bilan Meksikadan Filippin tomon suzib kelgan.^[95]

Ma'muriyat va jamiyat

Chola hududi

Tamil urf-odatlariga ko'ra, Chola mamlakati zamonaviyni o'z ichiga olgan mintaqani o'z ichiga olgan Tiruchirapalli tumani, Tiruvarur tumani, Nagapattinam tumani, Ariyalur tumani, Perambalur tumani, Pudukkottai tumani, Thanjavur tumani yilda Tamil Nadu va Qoraikal tumani. Kaveri daryosi va uning irmoqlari asta-sekin yirik tepaliklar yoki vodiylar tomonidan buzilmasdan dengizga qarab yonbag'irga tushadigan, odatda tekis mamlakatning landshaftida ustunlik qiladi. Deb ham ataladigan daryo Ponni (Oltin) daryo, Cholas madaniyatida alohida o'rin tutgan. Kaverida har yili sodir bo'lgan toshqinlar bayram sifatida nishonlangan Adiperukku, unda butun xalq ishtirok etdi.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

Kaveri deltasi yaqinidagi sohil bo'yidagi Kaveripoompattinam yirik port shahri bo'lgan.^[26] Ptolomey buni Xaberis va boshqa port shahri deb ataganini bilar edi Nagappattinam Cholasning eng muhim markazlari sifatida.^[96] Ushbu ikki shahar savdo va tijorat markazlariga aylandi va ko'plab diniy e'tiqodlarni, shu jumladan buddizmni jalb qildi.^[k] Rim kemalari ushbu portlarga yo'l topdilar. Kaveri deltasi yaqinida umumiy davrning dastlabki asrlariga oid Rim tangalari topilgan.^{[98][sahifa kerak ][99]}

Boshqa yirik shaharlar Thanjavur, Uraiyur va Kudantay edi, endi ular nomi bilan mashhur Kumbakonam.^[26] Rajendra Chola o'z poytaxtini Gangaikonda Cholapuramga ko'chirgandan so'ng, Tanjavur o'z ahamiyatini yo'qotdi.^[100]

Hukumat

The mandalamlar Milodning 12-asr boshlarida Chola imperiyasining

Cholas davrida butun Janubiy Hindiston birinchi marta yagona hukumatga bo'ysundirildi.^[l]

Xolasning boshqaruv tizimi, xuddi Sangam davridagi kabi, monarxiya edi.^[28] Biroq, oldingi davrdagi mahalliy boshliqlar va imperatorga o'xshash Rajaraja Chola davlatlari va uning vorislari o'rtasida umumiylik kam bo'lgan.^[101] Dastlabki poytaxt Tanjavurda, keyinroq Gangaikonda Cho'lapuramda, Kanchipuram va Madurayda vaqti-vaqti bilan sudlar o'tkaziladigan mintaqaviy poytaxtlar hisoblangan. Podshoh oliy rahbar va xayrixoh avtoritar edi. Uning ma'muriy vazifasi mas'ul xodimlarga vakolatxonalar topshirilganda og'zaki buyruqlar berishdan iborat edi. Zamonaviy ma'noda qonun chiqaruvchi yoki qonunchilik tizimining etishmasligi tufayli podshoh buyruqlarining adolatliligi uning axloqi va e'tiqodiga bog'liq. Dharma. Chola qirollari ibodatxonalar qurib, ularga katta boylik ato etishgan. Ma'badlar nafaqat ibodat joylari, balki iqtisodiy faoliyat markazlari sifatida ham ish olib bordi va butun jamoaga foyda keltirdi.^[102] Qirollik bo'ylab qishloqlarning bir qismi ishlab chiqarish joylariga qarz sifatida to'plangan boyliklarning bir qismini qayta tiklagan ma'badlarga berildi.^[103] Chola sulolasi deb nomlangan bir necha viloyatlarga bo'lingan mandalamlar ular yana bo'lingan valanadusdeb nomlangan birliklarga bo'lingan kottam yoki kutramlar.^[104] Ga binoan Ketlin Gou, Chola davrida Vellalar "hukmron dunyoviy aristokratik kasta ... saroy ahlini, armiya zobitlarining ko'pini, qirollik byurokratiyasining quyi darajalarini va dehqonlar yuqori qatlamini ta'minlovchi" edi.^[105]

Rajaraja Chola I hukmronligidan oldin Chola hududining katta qismlarini Chola hukmdorlari bilan erkin ittifoqda bo'lgan merosxo'r lordlar va mahalliy knyazlar boshqargan. Keyinchalik, hukmronligiga qadar Vikrama Chola milodiy 1133 yilda Chola hokimiyati eng yuqori cho'qqisida bo'lganida, bu merosxo'r lordlar va mahalliy knyazlar Chola yozuvlaridan deyarli yo'q bo'lib ketdilar va ular almashtirildi yoki qaram amaldorlarga aylantirildi. Ushbu qaram amaldorlar orqali ma'muriyat takomillashtirildi va Chola qirollari imperiyaning turli qismlarini yanada qattiqroq boshqarish imkoniyatiga ega bo'ldilar.^[106] Ma'muriy tuzilmaning kengayishi kuzatildi, ayniqsa Rajaraja Chola I davridan boshlab. Ayni paytda hukumat bir necha darajadan iborat bo'lgan katta er daromadlari bo'limiga ega edi, ular asosan hisob-kitoblarni yuritish bilan shug'ullangan. Daromadlarni baholash va yig'ishni ur, nadu, sabha, nagaram kabi korporativ tashkilotlar va ba'zan daromadlarni markazga o'tkazib yuborgan mahalliy boshliqlar o'z zimmalariga olgan. Rajaraja Chola I davrida davlat erlarni o'rganish va baholash bo'yicha ulkan loyihani amalga oshirdi va imperiyani "birliklar" deb nomlangan qayta tashkil etish amalga oshirildi. valanadus.^[107]

Qirolning buyrug'i birinchi bo'lib ijrochi xodim tomonidan mahalliy hokimiyatga etkazilgan. Keyinchalik bitim yozuvlari tuzildi va mahalliy magnat yoki hukumat xodimi bo'lgan bir qator guvohlar tomonidan tasdiqlandi.^[108]

Mahalliy hukumat darajasida har bir qishloq o'zini o'zi boshqarish bo'limi edi. Bir qator qishloqlar a deb nomlanuvchi yirik vujudga kelgan kurram, nadu yoki kottam, maydonga qarab.^{[109][110][111]} Bir qator kurram tashkil etdi a valanadu.^[112] Chola davrida ushbu tuzilmalar doimiy ravishda o'zgarib va ​​takomillashib bordi.^[113]

Chola imperiyasida adolat asosan mahalliy ish edi; kichik nizolar qishloq darajasida hal qilindi.^[111] Yengil jinoyatlar uchun jazo jarimalar shaklida yoki jinoyatchining ba'zi xayriya ehsonlariga xayriya qilishlari uchun ko'rsatma shaklida bo'lgan. Hatto odam o'ldirish yoki qotillik kabi jinoyatlar ham jarimalar bilan jazolangan. Davlatga xiyonat kabi jinoyatlar eshitilib, qaror qirolning o'zi tomonidan qabul qilingan; ushbu holatlarda odatiy jazo ijro etish yoki mulkni musodara qilish edi.^[114]

Harbiy

Chola sulolasida podshoh oliy qo'mondon bo'lgan mustahkam harbiylar bor edi. Unda otliqlar, fillar korpusi, piyoda askarlarning bir necha bo'linmasi va dengiz flotidan iborat to'rtta element bor edi.^[115] Kamonchilar va qilichbozlarning polklari bor edi, qilichbozlar esa eng doimiy va ishonchli qo'shinlar edi. Chola armiyasi butun mamlakatga tarqalib, mahalliy garnizonlarda yoki harbiy lagerlarda joylashgan Kodagams. Fillar armiyada katta rol o'ynagan va sulola ko'p bo'lgan urush fillari. Bular uzoqdan o'q otgan va yaqin joylarda nayza bilan jang qilgan askarlarga to'la uylarida yoki ulkan Howdahlarni ko'tarib yurishgan.^[116]

Chola hukmdorlari shaharlarini himoya qilish uchun bir nechta saroylar va istehkomlar qurdilar. Qo'rg'onlar asosan g'ishtdan qilingan, ammo tosh, yog'och va loy kabi boshqa materiallar ham ishlatilgan.^[117][118] Qadimgi tamil yozuviga ko'ra Silappadikaram, tamil shohlari toshlarni tashlagan katapultalar, ulkan qaynoq suv qozonlari yoki eritilgan qo'rg'oshin va ilgaklar, zanjirlar va tuzoqlarni himoya qildilar.^{[119][120][tekshirish uchun kotirovka kerak ]}

Chola sulolasining askarlari po'latdan yasalgan qilich, kamon, nayza, nayza va qalqon kabi qurollardan foydalanganlar.^[121] Ayniqsa, mashhur Wootz po'latdir xristian davridan oldingi davrda boshlangan janubiy Hindistonda uzoq tarixga ega bo'lgan qurollar ishlab chiqarish uchun ham ishlatilgan ko'rinadi.^[122] Armiya turli xil kastalardan bo'lgan, ammo jangchilaridan iborat edi Kaikolar va Vellalar kastlar muhim rol o'ynadi.^[123][124]

The Chola dengiz floti qadimgi Hindiston dengiz kuchining zeniti edi.^[116] Bu imperiyaning kengayishida, shu jumladan Seylon orollarini bosib olish va Srivijayaga dengiz hujumlarini olib borishda muhim rol o'ynadi.^[125] O'rta asr Cholas hukmronligi davrida dengiz kuchlari hajmi va mavqei jihatidan o'sdi. Chola admirallari katta hurmat va obro'ga ega edilar. Dengiz kuchlari qo'mondonlari, shuningdek, ayrim hollarda diplomat vazifasini bajarganlar. From 900 to 1100, the navy had grown from a small backwater entity to that of a potent power projection and diplomatic symbol in all of Asia, but was gradually reduced in significance when the Cholas fought land battles subjugating the Chalukyas of the Andhra-Kannada area in South India.^[126]

A martial art called Silambam was patronised by the Chola rulers. Ancient and medieval Tamil texts mention different forms of martial traditions but the ultimate expression of the loyalty of the warrior to his commander was a form of martial suicide called Navakandam. O'rta asr Kalingathu Parani text, which celebrates the victory of Kulothunga Chola I and his general in the battle for Kalinga, describes the practice in detail.

Iqtisodiyot

Land revenue and trade tax were the main source of income.^[127]The Chola rulers issued their coins in gold, silver and copper.^[128] The Chola economy was based on three tiers—at the local level, agricultural settlements formed the foundation to commercial towns nagaram, which acted as redistribution centres for externally produced items bound for consumption in the local economy and as sources of products made by nagaram artisans for the international trade. At the top of this economic pyramid were the elite merchant groups (samayam) who organised and dominated the regions international maritime trade.^{[129][tushuntirish kerak ]}

One of the main articles which were exported to foreign countries were cotton cloth.^[130] Uraiyur, the capital of the early Chola rulers, was a famous centre for cotton textiles which were praised by Tamil poets.^[131][132] The Chola rulers actively encouraged the weaving industry and derived revenue from it.^[133] During this period the weavers started to organise themselves into guilds.^[134] The weavers had their own residential sector in all towns. The most important weaving communities in early medieval times were the Saliyar va Kaikolar.^[133] During the Chola period silk weaving attained a high degree and Kanchipuram became one of the main centres for silk.^[135][136]

Metal crafts reached its zenith during the 10th to 11th centuries because the Chola rulers like Chembian Maadevi extended their patronage to metal craftsmen.^[137] Wootz steel was a major export item.^[138]

The farmers occupied one of the highest positions in society.^[139] These were the Vellalar community who formed the nobility or the landed aristocracy of the country and who were economically a powerful group.^[139][140] Agriculture was the principal occupation for many people. Besides the landowners, there were others dependent on agriculture.^[141] The Vellalar community was the dominant secular aristocratic caste under the Chola rulers, providing the courtiers, most of the army officers, the lower ranks of the bureaucracy and the upper layer of the peasantry.^[105]

In almost all villages the distinction between persons paying the land-tax (iraikudigal) and those who did not was clearly established. There was a class of hired day-labourers who assisted in agricultural operations on the estates of other people and received a daily wage. All cultivable land was held in one of the three broad classes of tenure which can be distinguished as peasant proprietorship called vellan-vagai, service tenure and eleemosynary tenure resulting from charitable gifts.^[142] The vellan-vagai was the ordinary ryotvari village of modern times, having direct relations with the government and paying a land-tax liable to revision from time to time.^[129] The vellan-vagai villages fell into two broad classes- one directly remitting a variable annual revenue to the state and the other paying dues of a more or less fixed character to the publicinstitutions like temples to which they were assigned.^[143] The prosperity of an agricultural country depends to a large extent on the facilities provided for irrigation. Apart from sinking wells and excavating tanks, the Chola rulers threw mighty stone dams across the Kaveri and other rivers, and cut out channels to distribute water over large tracts of land.^[144] Rajendra Chola I dug near his capital an artificial lake, which was filled with water from the Kolerun and the Vellar rivers.^[143]

There existed a brisk internal trade in several articles carried on by the organised mercantile corporations in various parts of the country. The metal industries and the jewellers art had reached a high degree of excellence. The manufacture of sea-salt was carried on under government supervision and control. Trade was carried on by merchants organised in guilds. The guilds described sometimes by the terms nanadesis were a powerful autonomous corporation of merchants which visited different countries in the course of their trade. They had their own mercenary army for the protection of their merchandise. There were also local organisations of merchants called "nagaram" in big centres of trade like Kanchipuram and Mamallapuram.^[145][143]

Kasalxonalar

Hospitals were maintained by the Chola kings, whose government gave lands for that purpose. The Tirumukkudal inscription shows that a hospital was named after Vira Chola. Many diseases were cured by the doctors of the hospital, which was under the control of a chief physician who was paid annually 80 Kalams of paddy, 8 Kasus and a grant of land. Apart from the doctors, other remunerated staff included a nurse, barber (who performed minor operations) and a waterman.^[146]

The Chola queen Kundavai also established a hospital at Tanjavur and gave land for the perpetual maintenance of it.^[147][148]

Jamiyat

During the Chola period several guilds, communities and castes emerged. The guild was one of the most significant institutions of south India and merchants organised themselves into guilds. The best known of these were the Manigramam and Ayyavole guilds though other guilds such as Anjuvannam and Valanjiyar were also in existence.^[149] The farmers occupied one of the highest positions in society. These were the Vellalar community who formed the nobility or the landed aristocracy of the country and who were economically a powerful group.^[139][140] The Vellalar community was the dominant secular aristocratic caste under the Chola rulers, providing the courtiers, most of the army officers, the lower ranks of the bureaucracy and the upper layer of the peasantry.^[105] The Vellalar were also sent to northern Sri Lanka by the Chola rulers as settlers.^[150] The Ulavar community were working in the field which was associated with agriculture and the peasants were known as Kalamar.^[139]

The Kaikolar community were weavers and merchants but they also maintained armies. During the Chola period they had predominant trading and military roles.^[151] During the reign of the Imperial Chola rulers (10th-13th century) there were major changes in the temple administration and land ownership. There was more involvement of non-Brahmin elements in the temple administration. This can be attributed to the shift in money power. Skilled classes like the weavers and the merchant-class had become prosperous. Land ownership was no longer a privilege of the Brahmins (priest caste) and the Vellalar land owners.^[152]

There is little information on the size and the density of the population during the Chola reign^[153] The stability in the core Chola region enabled the people to lead a productive and contented life. However, there were reports of widespread famine caused by natural calamities.^[154]

The quality of the inscriptions of the regime indicates a high level of literacy and education. The text in these inscriptions was written by court poets and engraved by talented artisans. Education in the contemporary sense was not considered important; there is circumstantial evidence to suggest that some village councils organised schools to teach the basics of reading and writing to children,^[155] although there is no evidence of systematic educational system for the masses.^[156] Vocational education was through hereditary training in which the father passed on his skills to his sons. Tamil was the medium of education for the masses; Religious monasteries (matha yoki gatika) were centres of learning and received government support.^[157]

Tashqi savdo

This is the Anchor of an Unknown LOLA class Chola ship, excavated by the Hindiston dengiz floti g'avvoslar off the coast of Poombuhar.

The Cholas excelled in foreign trade and maritime activity, extending their influence overseas to China and Southeast Asia.^[158] Towards the end of the 9th century, southern India had developed extensive maritime and commercial activity.^[159] The south Indian guilds played a major role in interregional and overseas trade. The best known of these were the Manigramam and Ayyavole guilds who followed the conquering Chola armies.^[149] The encouragement by the Chola court furthered the expansion of Tamil merchant associations such as the Ayyavole and Manigramam guilds into Southeast Asia and China.^[160] The Cholas, being in possession of parts of both the west and the east coasts of peninsular India, were at the forefront of these ventures.^[161][162] The Tang sulolasi of China, the Srivijaya empire under the Sailendras, and the Abbosiy Kalifat at Bag'dod were the main trading partners.^[163]

Some credit for the emergence of a world market must also go to the dynasty. It played a significant role in linking the markets of China to the rest of the world. The market structure and economic policies of the Chola dynasty were more conducive to a large-scale, cross-regional market trade than those enacted by the Chinese Song Dynasty. A Chola record gives their rationale for engagement in foreign trade: "Make the merchants of distant foreign countries who import elephants and good horses attach to yourself by providing them with villages and decent dwellings in the city, by affording them daily audience, presents and allowing them profits. Then those articles will never go to your enemies."^[164]

Song dynasty reports record that an embassy from Chulian (Chola) reached the Chinese court in 1077,^[165][166] and that the king of the Chulian at the time, Kulothunga I, was called Ti-hua-kia-lo. This embassy was a trading venture and was highly profitable to the visitors, who returned with copper coins in exchange for articles of o'lpon, including glass and spices.^[167] Probably, the motive behind Rajendra's expedition to Srivijaya was the protection of the merchants' interests.^[168]

Canals and water tanks

There was tremendous agrarian expansion during the rule of the imperial Chola Dynasty (c. 900-1270 AD) all over Tamil Nadu and particularly in the Kaveri Basin. Most of the canals of the Kaveri River belongs to this period e.g., Uyyakondan canal, Rajendran vaykkal, Sembian Mahadegvi vaykkal. There was a well-developed and highly efficient system of water management from the village level upwards. The increase in the royal patronage and also the number of devadana va bramadeya lands which increased the role of the temples and village assemblies in the field. Committees like eri-variyam (tank-committee) and totta-variam (garden committees) were active as also the temples with their vast resources in land, men and money. The water tanks that came up during the Chola period are too many to be listed here. But a few most outstanding may be briefly mentioned. Rajendra Chola built a huge tank named Solagangam in his capital city Gangaikonda Solapuram and was described as the liquid pillar of victory. About 16 miles long, it was provided with sluices and canals for irrigating the lands in the neighbouring areas. Another very large lake of this period, which even today seems an important source of irrigation was the Viranameri near Kattumannarkoil in South Arcot district founded by Parantaka Chola. Other famous lakes of this period are Madurantakam, Sundra-cholapereri, Kundavai-Pereri (after a Chola queen).^[169]

Madaniy hissalar

Detail of the main vimanam (tower) of the Thanjavur Temple.

Under the Cholas, the Tamil country reached new heights of excellence in san'at, din, musiqa va adabiyot.^[170] In all of these spheres, the Chola period marked the culmination of movements that had begun in an earlier age under the Pallavas.^[171] Monumental architecture in the form of majestic ibodatxonalar va haykaltaroshlik toshda va bronza reached a finesse never before achieved in India.^[172]

The Chola conquest of Kadaram (Kedah) and Srivijaya, and their continued commercial contacts with the Xitoy imperiyasi, enabled them to influence the local cultures.^[173] Misollari Hindu cultural influence found today throughout Southeast Asia owe much to the legacy of the Cholas. For example, the great temple complex at Prambanan in Indonesia exhibit a number of similarities with the South Indian architecture.^[174][175]

According to the Malay chronicle Sejarah Melayu, hukmdorlari Malakka sultonligi claimed to be descendants of the kings of the Chola Empire.^{[176][to'liq iqtibos kerak ]} Chola rule is remembered in Malaysia today as many princes there have names ending with Cholan or Chulan, one such being Raja Chulan, the Raja of Perak.^{[177][to'liq iqtibos kerak ][178][to'liq iqtibos kerak ]}

San'at va arxitektura

With heavily ornamented pillars accurate in detail and richly sculpted walls, the Airavateswara temple at Darasuram is a classic example of Chola art and architecture.

The Cholas continued the temple-building traditions of the Pallava dynasty and contributed significantly to the Dravidian temple design.^[179] They built a number of Shiva temples along the banks of the river Kaveri. The template for these and future temples was formulated by Aditya I and Parantaka.^{[180][181][182]} The Chola temple architecture has been appreciated for its magnificence as well as delicate workmanship, ostensibly following the rich traditions of the past bequeathed to them by the Pallava Dynasty.^[183] Arxitektura tarixchisi Jeyms Fergyusson says that "the Chola artists conceived like giants and finished like jewelers".^[183] A new development in Chola art that characterised the Dravidian architecture in later times was the addition of a huge gateway called gopuram to the enclosure of the temple, which had gradually taken its form and attained maturity under the Pandya Dynasty.^[183] The Chola school of art also spread to Southeast Asia and influenced the architecture and art of Southeast Asia.^[184][185]

Temple building received great impetus from the conquests and the genius of Rajaraja Chola and his son Rajendra Chola I.^[186] The maturity and grandeur to which the Chola architecture had evolved found expression in the two temples of Thanjavur and Gangaikondacholapuram. Ajoyib Shiva temple of Thanjavur, completed around 1009, is a fitting memorial to the material achievements of the time of Rajaraja. The largest and tallest of all Indian temples of its time, it is at the apex of South Indian architecture. The temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram at Gangaikondacholapuram, the creation of Rajendra Chola, was intended to excel its predecessor. Completed around 1030, only two decades after the temple at Thanjavur and in the same style, the greater elaboration in its appearance attests the more affluent state of the Chola Empire under Rajendra.^{[179][187][sahifa kerak ]} The Brihadisvara Temple, the temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram and the Airavatesvara ibodatxonasi da Darasuram deb e'lon qilindi Jahon merosi ob'ektlari tomonidan YuNESKO va deb nomlanadi Great living Chola temples.^[188]

The Chola period is also remarkable for its sculptures and bronzes.^{[189][190][191]} Among the existing specimens in museums around the world and in the temples of South India may be seen many fine figures of Shiva in various forms, such as Vishnu va uning hamrohi Lakshmi, and the Shaivite saints.^[179] Umuman olganda uzoq an'analar asosida o'rnatilgan ikonografik konvensiyalarga mos keladigan bo'lsa ham, haykaltaroshlar XI va XII asrlarda mumtoz inoyat va ulug'vorlikka erishish uchun katta erkinlik bilan ishladilar. Buning eng yaxshi namunasini shaklida ko'rish mumkin Nataraja ilohiy raqqosa.^[192][m]

Adabiyot

Chola bronze from the Ulster muzeyi

The Imperial Chola era was the golden age of Tamil culture, marked by the importance of literature. Chola records cite many works, including the Rajarajesvara Natakam, Viranukkaviyam va Kannivana Puranam.^[194]

The revival of Hinduism from its nadir during the Kalabhras spurred the construction of numerous temples and these in turn generated Shaiva and Vaishnava devotional literature.^[195] Jain and Buddhist authors flourished as well, although in fewer numbers than in previous centuries.^[196] Jivaka-chintamani tomonidan Tirutakkatevar va Sulamani by Tolamoli are among notable works by non-Hindu authors.^{[197][198][199]} Grammatik Buddhamitra wrote a text on Tamil grammar called Virasoliyam.^[200] Commentaries were written on the great text Tolkapppiyam which deals with grammar but which also mentions ethics of warfare.^{[201][202][203]} Periapuranam was another remarkable literary piece of this period. This work is in a sense a national epic of the Tamil people because it treats of the lives of the saints who lived in all parts of Tamil Nadu and belonged to all classes of society, men and women, high and low, educated and uneducated.^[204]

Kamban flourished during the reign of Kulothunga Chola III. Uning Ramavataram (shuningdek, Kambaramayanam) is an epic of Tamil literature, and although the author states that he followed Valmiki "s Ramayana, it is generally accepted that his work is not a simple translation or adaptation of the Sanskrit epic.^{[205][sahifa kerak ]} He imports into his narration the colour and landscape of his own time; his description of Kosala is an idealised account of the features of the Chola country.^{[199][206][sahifa kerak ][207]}

Jayamkondar asar, Kalingattuparani, is an example of narrative poetry that draws a clear boundary between history and fictitious conventions. This describes the events during Kulothunga Chola I's war in Kalinga and depicts not only the pomp and circumstance of war, but the gruesome details of the field.^[207][208] Tamil shoiri Ottakuttan was a contemporary of Kulothunga Chola I and served at the courts of three of Kulothunga's successors.^[209][210] Ottakuttan wrote Kulothunga Cholan Ula, a poem extolling the virtues of the Chola king.^[211]

Nannul is a Chola era work on Tamil grammar. It discusses all five branches of grammar and, according to Berthold Spuler, is still relevant today and is one of the most distinguished normative grammars of literary Tamil.^[212]

The period was in particular significant for the development of Telugu literature under the patronage of the rulers. It was the age in which the great Telugu poets Tikkana, Ketana, Marana and Somana enriched the literature with their contributions. Tikkana Somayaji wrote Nirvachanottara Ramayanamu and Andhra Mahabharatamu. Abhinava Dandi Ketana wrote Dasakumaracharitramu, Vijnaneswaramu and Andhra Bhashabhushanamu. Marana wrote Markandeya Purana in Telugu. Somana wrote Basava Purana. Tikkana is one of the kavitrayam who translated Mahabharata into Telugu language.^[213]

Of the devotional literature, the arrangement of the Shaivite canon into eleven books was the work of Nambi Andar Nambi, who lived close to the end of the 10th century.^[214][215] However, relatively few Vaishnavite works were composed during the Later Chola period, possibly because of the rulers' apparent animosity towards them.^[216]

Madaniyat markazlari

Chola rulers took an active interest in the development of temple centres and used the temples to widen the sphere of their royal authority. They established educational institutions and hospitals around the temple, enhanced the beneficial aspects of the role of the temple, and projected the royalty as a very powerful and genial presence.^[217] A record of Virarajendra Chola's reign relates to the maintenance of a school in the Jananamandapa within the temple for the study of the Vedas, Sastras, Grammar, and Rupavatara, as well as a hostel for students. The students were provided with food, bathing oil on Saturdays, and oil for pups.^{[tushuntirish kerak ]} A hospital named Virasolan was provided with fifteen beds for sick people. The items of expense set apart for their comforts are rice, a doctor, a surgeon, two maid servants for nursing the patients, and a general servant for the hospital.^[218]

Din

Bronza Chola Haykali Nataraja da Metropolitan San'at muzeyi, Nyu-York shahri

In general, Cholas were followers of Hinduism. They were not swayed by the rise of Buddhism and Jaynizm as were the kings of the Pallava and Pandya dynasties. Kocengannan, an Early Chola, was celebrated in both Sangam literature and in the Shaivite canon as a Hindu saint.^[30]

While the Cholas did build their largest and most important temple dedicated to Shiva, it can be by no means concluded that either they were followers of Shaivism only or that they were not favourably disposed to other faiths. This is borne out by the fact that the second Chola king, Aditya I (871–903 CE), built temples for Shiva and also for Vishnu. Inscriptions of 890 refer to his contributions to the construction of the Ranganatha Temple at Srirangapatnam in the country of the Western Gangas, who were both his feudatories and had connections by marriage with him. He also pronounced that the great temples of Shiva and the Ranganatha temple were to be the Kuladhanam of the Chola emperors.^[219]

Parantaka II was a devotee of the reclining Vishnu (Vadivu Azhagiya Nambi) at Anbil, on the banks of the Kaveri river on the outskirts of Tiruchy, to whom he gave numerous gifts and embellishments. He also prayed before him before his embarking on war to regain the territories in and around Kanchi and Arcot from the waning Rashtrakutas and while leading expeditions against both Madurai and Ilam (Sri Lanka).^[220] Parantaka I and Parantaka Chola II endowed and built temples for Shiva and Vishnu.^[221] Rajaraja Chola I patronised Buddhists and provided for the construction of the Chudamani Vihara, Buddist monastiri Nagapattinam, at the request of Sri Chulamanivarman, the Srivijaya Sailendra king.^[222][223]

During the period of the Later Cholas, there are alleged to have been instances of intolerance towards Vaishnavitlar^[224] especially towards their acharya, Ramanuja.^[225] A Chola sovereign called Krimikanta Chola is said to have persecuted Ramanuja. Ba'zi olimlar aniqlaydilar Kulothunga Chola II with Krimikanta Chola or worm-necked Chola, so called as he is said to have suffered from cancer of the throat or neck. The latter finds mention in the vaishnava Guruparampara and is said to have been a strong opponent of the vaishnavas. Ish Parpannamritam (17th century) refers to the Chola king called Krimikanta who is said to have removed the Govindaraja idol from the Chidambaram Nataraja ibodatxonasi.^[226] However, according to "Koil Olugu" (temple records) of the Srirangam temple, Kulottunga Chola II was the son of Krimikanta Chola. The former, unlike his father, is said to have been a repentant son who supported vaishnavism.^[227][228] Ramanuja is said to have made Kulottunga II as a disciple of his nephew, Dasarati. The king then granted the management of the Ranganathaswamy temple to Dasarathi and his descendants as per the wish of Ramanuja.^[229][230] Tarixchi Nilakanta Sastri identifies Krimikanta Chola with Adhirajendra Chola yoki Virarajendra Chola with whom the main line (Vijayalaya line) ended.^[231][232] There is an inscription from 1160 AD which states that the custodians of Shiva temples who had social intercourses with Vaishnavites would forfeit their property. However, this is more of a direction to the Shaivite community by its religious heads than any kind of dictat by a Chola emperor. While Chola kings built their largest temples for Shiva and even while emperors like Rajaraja Chola I held titles like Sivapadasekharan, in none of their inscriptions did the Chola emperors proclaim that their clan only and solely followed Shaivism or that Shaivism was the state religion during their rule.^{[233][234][235]}

Ommaviy madaniyatda

Tik turib Xanuman, Chola Dynasty, 11th century.

The Chola dynasty has inspired many Tamil authors.^[236] The most important work of this genre is the popular Ponniyin Selvan (The son of Ponni), a historical novel in Tamilcha tomonidan yozilgan Kalki Krishnamurti.^[237] Written in five volumes, this narrates the story of Rajaraja Chola, dealing with the events leading up to the ascension of Uttama Chola to the Chola throne. Kalki had used the confusion in the succession to the Chola throne after the demise of Parantaka Chola II.^[238] The book was serialised in the Tamil periodical Kalki 1950 yillarning o'rtalarida.^[239] The serialisation lasted for nearly five years and every week its publication was awaited with great interest.^[240]

Kalki's earlier historical romance, Parthiban Kanavu, deals with the fortunes of the imaginary Chola prince Vikraman, who was supposed to have lived as a feudatory of the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I VII asr davomida. The period of the story lies within the interregnum during which the Cholas were in decline before Vijayalaya Chola revived their fortunes.^[241] Parthiban Kanavu da serialize qilingan Kalki weekly during the early 1950s.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

Sandilyan, another popular Tamil novelist, wrote Kadal Pura 1960-yillarda. It was serialised in the Tamil weekly Kumudam. Kadal Pura is set during the period when Kulothunga Chola I was in exile from the Vengi kingdom after he was denied the throne. It speculates the whereabouts of Kulothunga during this period. Sandilyan's earlier work, Yavana Rani, written in the early 1960s, is based on the life of Karikala Chola.^[242] Yaqinda, Balakumaran roman yozgan Udaiyar, which is based on the circumstances surrounding Rajaraja Chola's construction of the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur.^[243]

There were stage productions based on the life of Rajaraja Chola during the 1950s and in 1973 Sivaji Ganesan acted in a screen adaptation of a play titled Rajaraja Cholan. The Cholas are featured in the Jahon tarixi board game, produced by Avalon tepaligi.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

The Cholas were the subject of the 2010 Tamil-language movie Aayirathil Oruvan.

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