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Download Solution PDFPuhar or Kaveripattinam, was the port of which of the following dynasty?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Cholas.Key Points
- The Chola king Karikala founded Puhar and constructed 160 km of the embankment along the Kaveri River.
- This was built with the labour of 12000 slaves from Sri Lanka.
- Puhar is a place identical to Kaveripattanam.
- It was the capital of Chola.
- Excavations show that it had a large dock and was a centre of trade and commerce.
- The port city of Puhar became an emporium of foreign trade, as big ships entered this port with precious goods.
- Other ports of commercial activity include Tondi, Musiri, Korkai, Arikkamedu, and Marakkanam.
- Chola dynasty:
- Vijayalaya was the founder of the Chola dynasty. His reign was from 850-870 CE.
- Vijayalaya established the dynasty by taking advantage of the war between the Pandyas and Pallavas.
- He conquered Thanjavur from Elango Mutharaiyar who was the final ruler of the Mutharaiyar dynasty.
- With the help of the Muttaraiyar king, Sattan Paliyilli he established the dynasty in Tanjavur.
- He was succeeded by his son Aditya I.
- The Tiruvalangadu plates or the Tamil copper-plate inscriptions mention Vijayalaya's capture of Tanjavur city.
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