A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established ...

They used them to guard entrepots, protect convoys and even mount paramilitary operations. On the northern frontier of the Chola empire, we know of a case in the 11th century when the Five Hundred ...

Chola royal women practically disappeared from the historical record from the early twelfth century, as the dynasty shifted from a sprawling empire to a regional power. It was only the daughters of ...

Public historian Anirudh Kanisetti’s new book, Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, seeks to bring balance to the country’s civilisational understanding. “You cannot really talk ...

In 1024, Rajendra Chola dreamt up the grandest, riskiest, campaign ever planned by a medieval Indian ruler: an attack across ...

“If not for Sembiyan Mahadevi, there would not be a Chola empire the way we imagine it.” Queens in Indian history took the centre stage, as the speakers Anirudh Kanisetti and Ashwitha ...

The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site [Getty Images] ...

He made his mark with Lords of the Deccan, and we sat down for a chat as he is set to launch a new book, Lords of Earth and Sea — A History of the Chola Empire. Edited excerpts from the interview.