The Medieval Chola Empire and it's relations with Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand - P2

[virarajendra]

Mr Ilekani's Reply included from former Part - 5 to present Part - 2

A book just came out on this topic. I haven't read it yet but it has been well-received:

Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa: reflections on Chola naval expeditions to Southeast Asia
Hermann Kulke, K. Kesavapany, Vijay Sakhuja, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

"The expansion of the Cholas from their base in the Kaveri Delta saw this growing power subdue the kingdoms of southern India, as well as occupy Sri Lanka and the Maldives, by the early eleventh century. It was also during this period that the Cholas initiated links with Song China. Concurrently, the Southeast Asian polity of Sriwijaya had, through its Sumatran and Malayan ports, come to occupy a key position in East-West maritime trade, requiring engagement with both Song China to the north and the Chola kingdom to its west. The apparently friendly relations pursued were, however, to be disrupted in 1025 by Chola naval expeditions against fourteen key port cities in Southeast Asia. This volume examines the background, course and effects of these expeditions, as well as the regional context of the events. It brings to light many aspects of this key period in Asian history. Unprecedented in the degree of detail assigned to the story of the Chola expeditions, this volume is also unique in that it includes translations of the contemporary Tamil and Sanskrit inscriptions relating to Southeast Asia and of the Song dynasty Chinese texts relating to the Chola Kingdom."

http://books.google.com/books/about/...d=2swhCXJVRzwC

It might be more useful to consolidate discussion and share academic sources than to start so many multicolored threads on the subject.

[virarajendra]

Dear Reader,

My Research Article titled "The Medieval Chola Empire and it's relations with Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore & Thailand", is an extension of my original Reaserach Paper in English titled "The Medieval Chola Empire and its relations with Malaysia and Indonesia" and read at the 6th International Tamil Conference/Seminar held at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in the year - 1987, at the sessions presided by Dr Noburu Karashima and in the presense of Dr Singharavelu of the same University and many other Scholars from other countries.

My Research Studies on the Relations of the Medieval Chola Empire with the other countries has been further split into seperate Research Articles, and are already appearing in the Forum Hub & Mayyam Hub. They are as follows:

(1) Chola Empire and its relations with Kerala, India
(2) Chola Empire and its relations with Miyanmar (Burma)
(3) Chola Empire and its relations with Sri Lanka
(4) Chola Empire and its relations with Maldive Islands
(5) Chola Empire and its relations with the Chinese Empire - and now
(6) Chola Empire and its relations with Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand & Cambodia. (inclusive of Andhaman & Nicobar Islands)

There are also Research Articles on the Chola Empire and its relations with countries in the Indian Mainland up to the North India inclusive of present Bangaladesh and east of West Pakistan in this same Website.

The details of sources of Historical Evidences from Archaelogical Remains & Excavations, Inscriptions, original Historical Documents of the respective countries and from Tamil Nadu, Travel Writings etc etc also with relevent Photographs will be incorporated when these Research Articles are consolidated and published in a Printed Book Format.

There is an original Research Article of mine on Kulothunga Cholas - 1's war expedition to South-East Asia and on his connections with Chinese Empire in Tamil, which is now stored in the Files Section of the Ponniyin Selvan Varalaattru Peravai Website with complete list evidences from Tamil Inscriptions and Tamil Historical Sources.

Many of my Threads on other Subjects especially on Religion incorporates all evidences and sources, but Thread on Historical Studies only the Research Article titled "The great Significance of Kodungallur of Kerala in the History of Kerala and Tamil Nadu" incorporates complete list of References & Sources of evidences.

The Readers who go through my lengthy articles may find it boring and may just read them on surface, and may miss many valuable informations on the subject of the respective Titles. For such Readers who have no patience to read peacefully through my lengthy articles, at least to highlight the important informations the muti-colour fonts are used.

With the switch-on from the "Old Mayyam Hub" to "New Mayyam Hub" each Thread had facilities only to accomodate a maximum of 10,000 charactors per Thread. After "my request" to the Owners of this Website, they improved the facilities in this Website to accommodate a maximum of 50,000 charactors per thread from earlier maximum of 10,000 charactors. Hence my 5 - Parts Article has now been reduced to 2 - parts. The EMPTY Part 3, Part 4 & Part 5 will be deleted by the Moderators (by Mr NOV) themselves soon, as we still lack the facilities to modify the Heading of each Threads, and also delete any of our own Threads unwanted - by ourselves like in the "Old Mayyam Hub".

Thanks.