Chola Invasion of Srivijaya
(1025 CE)
[Who] having dispatched many ships in the midst of the rolling sea and having caught Sangrāma-vijayōttunga-varman, the king of Kadāram, together with the elephants in his glorious army, [took] the large heap of treasures, which [that king] had rightfully accumulated; [captured] with noise the [arch called] Vidhyādharatorana at the ‘war gate’ of his extensive city, Śrī Vijaya with the ‘jewelled wicket-gate’ adorned with great splendour and the ‘gate of large jewels’…
– Chola inscription at Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur, 1031 AD
தமிழ் பதிப்பு (Tamil Version)
Sneak Peek into the Minute Details:
1. "Vidhyādharatorana at the ‘war gate’"
2. "together with the elephants in his glorious army"
3. "having dispatched many ships in the midst of the rolling sea"
4. "having caught Sangrāma-vijayōttunga-varman, the king of Kadāram"
5. "Śrī Vijaya with the ‘jewelled wicket-gate’ adorned with great splendour and the ‘gate of large jewels’… "
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