Much of what we know about the Cholas depends almost entirely on inscriptions—an approach that lags decades behind global academic standards. Did they have a high-functioning navy, as is projected by showbiz or political parties? Anirudh Kanisetti unpacks the question in this episode of ThinkingMedieval
Did the Cholas really have a navy?
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