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    Medieval Economics: Why and how did the Cholas conquer the seas?

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    Medieval Economics: Why and how did the Cholas conquer the seas?

    The conquest of Lanka pales before the undertakings of the Chola state under Ponniyin Selvan's successor Rajendra I, whose armies raided as far away as present-day Bengal, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
    Medieval economics: Warmongering merchants and the real-life geoeconomics of 'Ponniyin Selvan'

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    Medieval economics: Warmongering merchants and the real-life geoeconomics of 'Ponniyin Selvan'

    Beneath the imperial grandeur and mystique of the Cholas were precarious financial imperatives, forces of supply and demand, and a close alliance between mercantile, political and military interests.

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