The Pioneer of Naval Engineering :Cholas
The ancient Indian naval ships protected trade and carried troops to war zones. Kautilya (c. 4th century BCE) in his Arthashastra mentions the protection of the kingdom’s shipping and destruction of those threatening it, such as pirate ships (himsrika).
The King to have powerful Navy from Chola Dynasty. (Chozhan)
Raja Raja Cholas conquered SriVijaya empire now ( Malay , Indonesia , Singapore , Brunie) the first Indian king how extended his legacy to overseas...
In History his place is very prominent & very good,strong & Kind hearted .
Not only the continent, in the world conquered south east asia through his fleet.
1000 years ago Chola navy was considered 1 of world's best navies. Also mentioned in Tamil Sangam Literature.
It was this ship building art that Portuguese learned, and then transferred it to Europe and then whole world.His legacy stands in form of Bruhadeshear mandir, Tanjavur. One of the grandest structures in India.
The Chola empire is known to be the longest ruling dynasty in the world history and has credits of humongous territorial expansion, overseas trade, architectural development etc.
Unlike many of its contemporaries, the Chola Navy was an autonomous service. The Army depended on the naval fleets for transportation and logistics.
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