Ponniyin Selvan: 1 indian Period Epic!!!
The trailer of Mani Ratnam's upcoming film has been released. This trailer, which looks very grand, arouses great curiosity about the film. Also opens some pages of history. This film mentions the Chola Empire. The film is originally based on the book by kalki Krishnamurthy.
According to the book itself, the story of the Chola Empire, which united India, has been told in the film. Seeing the trailer of this film, there has been a lot of curiosity among the people about the Chola Empire. Let's know about this empire in a little detail...
Establishment of the Chola Dynasty
The work of the rise of the Chola Empire is considered to be 872 AD or around it. It is said that it was founded by Vijayalaya, who used to be a feudatory of the erstwhile Pallava dynasty. The Chola rulers are considered extremely brave and efficient. According to the facts, they had captured most of the indian peninsula and also reached Sri Lanka. It happened in the ninth century and most of the southern peninsula was under its control. The Chola kings had also conquered sri lanka and also briefly controlled the Maldive islands. The Chola dynasty gave a permanent power for about two centuries i.e. till the middle of the twelfth AD. It is also considered the Golden Age of South India.
Which king's story is in ponniyin selvan 1?
In the history of more than two hundred years of the Chola Empire, there are mentions of many majestic kings. Among these kings, Rajaraja 1 is considered to be the most majestic. The story of Rajaraja's reign and his elder brother Aditya opens in kalki Krishnamurthy's book Ponniyin Selvan. It is said that Rajaraja had defeated the Sri Lankan army and extended the limits of the Chola Empire to the sea.
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