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| {{Chola history}} | |||
| '''Urayur''' (Tamil : உறையூர்), located near the city of ] in ], ], was the capital of the ], which were one of the three main kingdoms of the ]. Sometimes spelled as '''Uraiyur''', this location is also known as '''Thirukkozhi''', '''Nikalaapuri''', '''Uranthai''', and '''Kozhiyur'''. It is mentioned in the inscriptions and rock edicts of ] and the ] as "the citadel and centre of the Cholas". It has a history dating back to before 2 ]. There is definite mention of the Cholas and their capital in Asokan inscriptions in Orissa pushing back the antiquity of the Cholas as well as Uraiyur to 272–232 BCE which was the period of Ashoka who was ruler of the Maurya Dynasty of Pataliputra (modern Patna). | |||
| Uraiyur is also mentioned as the capital of the ancient great ] before the 1st century CE until the dynasty was revived by ] c. 850 CE. The ] were one of the four great Tamil dynasties; (], ] and ] are the other three) who ruled over the ] in ], the Konkan coast, Deccan Plateau and during the peak reached beyond the Narmada up to the Ganga-Damodar delta from early antiquity. | |||
| The word ''Urayur'' in ] literally means "the residence". Urayur was an ancient Chola city with a fortress and city wall on the southern banks of the river ]. The Imperial Cholas of the 9th century CE and later made ] their capital, and Urayur slowly lost its place in the Chola administration. | |||
| The reason why it is also known as ''Kozhiyur'' is due to the legend of a cock attacking 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. | |||
| Several notable temples are situated here: | |||
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| ==References== | |||
| *Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1935). The CōĻas, University of Madras, Madras (Reprinted 1984). | |||
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