Uraiyur

Coordinates: 10°49′51″N 78°40′48″E / 10.8308°N 78.6799°E / 10.8308; 78.6799
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Woraiyur
Woraiyur
Urayur
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Chola Kings and Emperors
Early Cholas
Ellalan205 BCE– c. 161 BCE
Kulakkottan
Ilamchetchenni
Karikala
Nedunkilli
Nalankilli
Killivalavan
Kopperuncholan
Kochchenganan
Perunarkilli
Interregnum (c. 200 – c. 848 CE)
Athirajendra
 1067–1070
Rajendra III
1246–1279
Related
Related dynasties
Rajahnate of Cebu
Rajahnate of Sanmalan
Chola society

Uraiyur (also spelt Woraiyur) pronunciation

ancient Tamil country
. Sometimes spelt as Urayur, this location is also known as Thirukkozhi, Nikalaapuri, Uranthai, and Kozhiyur or Koliyur.

There is definite mention of the Cholas, and their capital in Ashokan inscriptions in

Maurya Dynasty of Pataliputra (modern Patna). Inscriptions and rock edicts of Ashoka and the Satavahanas describe Urayur as "the citadel and centre of the Cholas".[citation needed] Uraiyur was ruled by Karikala Cholan. A revered Digambar Jain Acharya, Samantabhadra, was born here in the later part of the second century CE.[citation needed
] His notable works include Ratnakarandaka Shravakachara, Aaptamimamsa and Swambhu Stotra.

History

Uraiyur is also mentioned as the capital of the ancient great

Tamil country in South India
, the Konkan coast, Deccan Plateau and during the peak reached beyond the Narmada up to the Ganges – Damodar delta from early antiquity.

The word Urayur in

Tanjavur their capital, and Urayur slowly lost its place in the Chola administration.[citation needed
] During the Sangam age, Uraiyur was also known as Koḻi lit., ‘
Rooster
’. The name is explained by the myth of a rooster boldly confronting the elephant of the king. He was taken aback for a moment but then decided to build his empire around that place after he realized the cause for the boldness was the soil. The myth appears on a Chola square copper coin of the Sangam Age assigned to ca. 1st Century BC and also in Purananuru.

Temples

Several notable temples are situated here:

Notes

  1. ^ "Panchavarneswarar Temple : Panchavarneswarar Temple Details | Panchavarneswarar- Urayur | Tamilnadu Temple | பஞ்சவர்ணேஸ்வரர்".
  2. ^ "Azhagia Manavalar Temple : Azhagia Manavalar Temple Details | Azhagia Manavalar- Worayur | Tamilnadu Temple | அழகிய மணவாளர்".
  3. ^ V., Ganapathy (4 November 2004). "Siva temple of yore". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

References

  • Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1935). The CōĻas, University of Madras, Madras (Reprinted 1984).
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