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'''Urayur''' (Tamil : உறையூர்),located near the city of ] in ], ], was the capital of the ] from ancient times. '''Uraiyur''' is also known as Thirukkozhi / Nikalaapuri / Uranthai/ 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). |
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'''Urayur''' (Tamil : உறையூர்),located near the city of ] in ], ], was the capital of the ] from ancient times. '''Uraiyur''' is also known as '''Thirukkozhi''', '''Nikalaapuri''', '''Uranthai''', and also '''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). |
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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. |
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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. |