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Table of contents :
I. SOURCES
II. EARLY NOTICES
III. COLAS IN EARLY TAIVHL LITERATURE 30 ’ IV. GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL LIFE IN THE SANGAIVI
AGE
V. FROM THE SANGAM AGE TO VIJAYALAYA
VI. THE RISE OF VIJAYALAYA. ADITYA I (c. A.D. 850—907)
VII. PARANTAKA I (AJ). 907— 955)
VIII. FROM THE DEATH OF PARANTAKA I (AD. 955) TO
THE ACCESSION OF RAJARAJA I (AA). 985)
IX. RAJARAJA THE GREAT (Am. 985-1014) . . 168’ X. RAJENDRA (AD. 1012-1044)
XI. THE SUCCESSORS 0F RAJENDRA (Ad). 1044-70)
XII. THE ACCESSION OF KULO'ITUNGA I (AJ). 1070)
XIII. KULO'I'I’UNGA I (AJJ. 1070-1120)
XIV. THE SUCCESSORS OF KULO'I'I‘UNGA I (Am. 1120-63)
XV. RAJADHIRAJA 11 AND KULOTTUNGA III (M). 1163-
1216)
XVI. RAJARAJA 111 AND RAJENDRA III, THE END (1216-
1279)
XVII. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COLA EMPIRE - .. 445 ’
XVIII. LOCAL GOVERNMENT .. 486—
XIX. TAXATION FINANCE
xx. POPULATION SOCIAL DIVISIONS. STANDARD OF LIFE
XXI. AGRICULTURE AND LAND TENURES
XXII. INDUSTRY AND TRADE
XXIII. COINS, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
XXIV. EDUCATION AND LEARNING
XXV. RELIGION
XXVI. LITERATURE UNDER THE COLAS
XXVII. COLA ART
DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES IN THE PLATES
INDEX
CONTENTS
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
II.
SOURCES
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1
EARLY NOTICES
..
18 30 ’
III. COLAS IN EARLY TAIVHL LITERATURE IV.
V.
VI. VII.
GOVERNMENT AGE
AND SOCIAL LIFE IN THE SANGAIVI ..
63
..
100
THE RISE OF VIJAYALAYA. ADITYA I (c. A.D. 850—907)
110
PARANTAKA I (AJ). 907— 955)
120
FROM THE SANGAM
AGE TO VIJAYALAYA
VIII. FROM THE DEATH OF PARANTAKA I (AD. 955) TO . . 140 THE ACCESSION OF RAJARAJA I (AA). 985)
IX. X. XI.
RAJARAJA THE GREAT (Am. 985-1014)
..
168’
(AD. 1012-1044)
..
194
RAJENDRA
THE SUCCESSORS 0F RAJENDRA (Ad). 1044-70)
XII. THE ACCESSION OF KULO'ITUNGA I (AJ). 1070)
..
245
..
285
..
301
XIV. THE SUCCESSORS OF KULO'I'I‘UNGA I (Am. 1120-63) . .
342
XIII. KULO'I'I’UNGA I (AJJ. 1070-1120)
XV. RAJADHIRAJA 11 AND KULOTTUNGA III (M). 1163365
1216)
XVI. RAJARAJA 111 AND RAJENDRA III, THE END (1216.. 1279) XVII. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COLA EMPIRE .. XVIII. LOCAL GOVERNMENT .. XIX. TAXATION FINANCE xx. POPULATION SOCIAL DIVISIONS. STANDARD OF LIFE .. XXI. AGRICULTURE AND LAND TENURES .. XXII. INDUSTRY AND TRADE .. XXIII. COINS, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .. XXIV. EDUCATION AND LEARNING . XXV. RELIGION .. XXVI. LITERATURE UNDER THE COLAS .. XXVII. COLA ART .. DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES IN THE PLATES .. INDEX
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