Origins & Early Life

Vijayalaya Chola (r. 850–871; Tamil: விஜயாலய சோழன், romanized: Vicayālaya Cōḻaṉ) was the founder of the Imperial Chola Dynasty, which succeeded the Early Cholas. He ruled from 850 to 871. He ruled over the region to the north of the river Kaveri.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He is one of the descendants of the famous Sangam age Chola king, Karikala Chola. Vijayalaya was succeeded by his son Aditya Chola I who laid the foundation of the Imperial Chola Empire. The ancient Chola kingdom, once famous in Tamil literature and the writings of Greek merchants and geographers faded into darkness after c. 300 CE. Cholas during this period almost completely disappeared from their native land.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

They have held on to their old capital city of Uraiyur. This dark age is said to have been caused by the invasion of the Kalabhras. This "dark" age of Tamil history came to an end with the ascendancy of the Pandyas and the Pallavas after overthrowing Kalabhras in 590 CE. The Cholas disappeared from the Tamil land almost completely in this debacle, though a branch of them can be traced towards the end of the dark period in Rayalaseema—the Telugu Chodas, whose kingdom is mentioned by Yuan Chwang in the seventh-century...

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