| Chola Empire | ||||||||||
| சோழர் குலம் | ||||||||||
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Chola's empire and influence at the height of its power (c. 1050)
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| Capital | Early Cholas: Poompuhar, Urayur, Medieval Cholas: Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur Gangaikonda Cholapuram |
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| Languages | Tamil | |||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
| History | ||||||||||
| • | Established | 300s BCE | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | 1279 | ||||||||
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The Solesvara temples were in constructed by the honorable Chola kings, who were Believers of the True God Siva (Shiva).
Other Shiva temples built by Chola:
Similar to Solesvara, there are number of temples in praise of the Pandiya kings and they are called Pandisvara.