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290. Medieval India’s Alexander The Great: The Cholas (Part 2)

Category: History
Duration: 00:37:44
Publish Date: 2025-09-15 23:05:00
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Who was South India’s equivalent to Alexander The Great? How did the Chola dynasty conquer Southeast Asia? And what was life like for the enslaved “service women” in the Chola court?

William and Anita are joined once again by Anirudh Kanisetti, author of Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, to discuss Rajaraja I and the development of the Chola dynasty. 

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Assistant Producer: Becki Hills

Producer: Anouska Lewis

Executive Producer: Neil Fearn



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