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Chola temple city of Tanjore

Type Object Region India Time c. 850–1279

Thanjavur was the core capital and religious center of the Chola dynasty, famed for the Brihadeeswarar Temple (c. 1010);…

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  1. c. 1010Thanjavur · Tamil NaduRaja Raja I built the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, establishing the city as the Chola religious and symbolic-political center through a giant stone tower and an institutionalized system of worship.
  2. 1181–1190Thanjavur · Tamil NaduAs Chola central authority weakened and Pandya and Hoysala forces pressed from the south, Thanjavur still maintained regional influence through its existing temple economy; the city layout continued in the temple-town pattern, with dense artisan and Brahmin communities.

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