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HOME » Knowledge » Indology » The Chola Empire was one of the greatest Indian empires, but Marxist historians buried it

The Chola Empire was one of the greatest Indian empires, but Marxist historians buried it

Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra
by Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra
4 January 2022
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The Chola Empire – reduced to a mere dynasty by India’s Marxist distorians, was the world’s longest-ruling kingdom. Calling Communists ‘historians’ would be a grave injustice to India’s past and the very study of history. How does one forget the fact that ever since India was freed from British rule, a concerted attempt has been made to undermine this civilisation’s grand ancient past? Nobody knows exactly when the first Chola kings took power in the southern point of India, but certainly, the Chola Dynasty was established by the third century BCE, because they are mentioned in one of emperor Ashoka’s stelae.

At its height, the Chola Empire controlled not only southern India and Sri Lanka but also the Maldives. It took key maritime trading posts from the Srivijaya Empire in what is now Indonesia, enabling a rich cultural transfusion in both directions, and sent diplomatic and trading missions to China’s Song Dynasty (960 – 1279 CE). The Chola Empire was based in the Kaveri River Valley, which runs southeast through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and the southern Deccan Plateau to the Bay of Bengal.

The Chola Empire was one of the greatest to have ever existed on the face of the earth. Under Rajaraja Chola I and his successors Rajendra Chola I, Rajadhiraja Chola, Virarajendra Chola, and Kulothunga Chola I, the dynasty became a military, economic and cultural power in South Asia and South-East Asia.

During the period 1010–1153, the Chola territories stretched from the islands of the Maldives in the south to as far north as the banks of the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh. During the reign of Rajaraja Chola I and his successors Rajendra Chola I, Virarajendra Chola and Kulothunga Chola I, the Chola armies invaded Sri Lanka, the Maldives and parts of Southeast Asia like Malaysia, Indonesia and Southern Thailand of the Srivijaya Empire in the 11th century. In 1025, Rajendra Chola launched naval raids on ports of Srivijaya and against the Burmese kingdom of Pegu.

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The invasions were short-lived. However, back then, they dramatically altered the geopolitics of Asia, especially on the trade and commerce frontier. The Chola dynasty had a robust military, of which the king was the supreme commander. It had four elements, comprising the cavalry, the elephant corps, several divisions of infantry and a navy. The Chola navy was the zenith of ancient Indian sea power. Without it, the conquest of the Ceylon islands and naval raids on Srivijaya would have been impossible.

Throughout the empire, Cholas operated hospitals. Foreign trade between India and other civilisations flourished. The period the empire existed was from 300 BCE to 1279 CE, with the empire reaching its zenith around 1030 CE. That is close to 1600 years of uninterrupted rule! One needs some time to completely imagine how an empire lasted this long. The duration is simply unprecedented. Yet, the question to be asked is this. Have Indian history textbooks done justice to this great empire?

The simple answer is no. For decades, Indian students have been taught mere snippets of the Chola Empire. The bulk of the focus has always been on studying the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and European civilisations. But when it comes to the Cholas, they have been reduced to a few pages.

Marxist historians have a knack for discounting Hindu history, if not giving a complete miss to it in school and college textbooks. The indoctrination of students towards believing that Indian history begins and ends with Islamic rule over the country is started in schools itself. Forces that resisted Islamic rule, and which protected India, leading it to become the only civilisation which the Islamist marauders could not proselytise, are given insufficient credit, if at all. Meanwhile, they distort the facts to suit their own narrative, even in the minuscule portions that are reserved for such brave hearts.

The Cholas, Vijayanagar Empire, Ahoms and practically everyone who represented the best of India are given a complete miss by Marxist historians. In fact, this gang of historians also fabricates facts and evidence to solidify their own beliefs, which are taught to students across the country.

There is an immediate need for Indians to engage in self-study and learn more about empires that existed across India, and those like the Cholas – who braced entire millennia without fizzling out. The Cholas should be the first empire anyone chooses to study since their history is just so magnificent.

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  1. Avatar Russel Schuster says:
    1 year ago

    Make these Marxists history. Why are they still holding to the privileges, awards, posts, positions, and bank balance? And who is stopping you from correcting the course? When will you act if not now? Will you get this majority again? Are you still sleeping? You have been sleeping for 70 years. Need more sleep?

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  2. Avatar Vijaya says:
    1 year ago

    Why blame Leftist Distorians alone? Even the Tamilnadu State Board schools do not focus on Chola history. They hardly have few paragraphs. There has been a a complete black out in the local syllabus and people of Tamilnadu do not have the pride like Maharashtrians have with Shivaji. Couple of years history syllabus has to completely focus on Tamilnadu history for the State Syllabus. But the Dravidian culture will not let it happen

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  3. Avatar Nationalist says:
    1 year ago

    Exactly… these true facts are almost gone away from our history books.
    We want more posts like this…
    The main culprits behind this strategic removal of real history parts were Initially mughals than britishers and than after independence… Indian governments.

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  4. Avatar Ravi says:
    1 year ago

    The reason for distorians to ignore the Cholas is quite simple. The Chola kings were not just rulers, they were also builders and preservers of stunning temples that you can visit even today. The temples are, of course, dedicated to Mahavishnu and Mahadeva, and you can find them all across South India. The grand temples at Thanjavur (or Tanjore) and Gangaikondacholapuram are awe-inspiring. Cholas played a great role in the revival of Sanatana Dharma after Jainism and Buddhism dominated the scene for a few centuries. There’s another little-known fact about the Cholas: They were the first to introduce local administrative bodies, whose representatives were elected by the public–yes we’re taking of democracy within a monarchy.

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  5. Avatar Anubhav Singh says:
    1 year ago

    They are not marxists. they are islamists

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