RAJA RAJA I THE GREAT CHOLAS EMPEROR 985-1014 AE18 STATER 3.8g OCTOPUS MAN INDIA

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RAJA RAJA I THE GREAT CHOLAS EMPEROR 985-1014 AE18 STATER 3.8g
REFERED TO AS THE OCTOPUS MAN OF INDIA BECAUSE THE THRONE RESEMBLES MUTIPLE ARMS
RAJA IS SEATED ON THRONE HOLDING LOTUS AND CONCH AND THE REVERSE SHOWS A DANCING FIGURE
NOT A RARE COIN, BUT CERTAINLY A NICE EXAMPLE OF A MEDIEVAL INDIAN COIN AT THE RIGHT PRICE
I WILL SHIP OVERSEAS ONLY THROUGH THE GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM OR OTHER US BASED SHIPPING SERVICES
Rajaraja Chola or Raja Kesari Varman Raja Raja Devan was one of the greatest Emperors in Indian history.  He was born in 947, the third child of Parantaka Sundara Chola and Vanavan Mahi Devi of the Velir Malayaman Dynasty. He succeeded Utama Chola to the throne in 985.  He fought the Panyas and Cherlas in 993 and destroyed the fleet in the Port of Kanalur and seized the Pandyan King, assuming the title of Mummudi Chola.  He invaded Sri Lanka in 993 and captured Udagai in 1008 and in 1010 completed the Brihadeswarar Temple.  He was succeeded by his son Rajendra Chola in 1015.
The Cholas were one of the 3 Dynasties of Iron Age India known as the 3 Crowned Kings that was founded in 300 BC and lasted until 1279 AD.  It became a military, economic and cultural power in South and SE Asia.  They set the standard for Indian architecture and art and ruled the land and sea.  They were finally defeated by the mighty Pandyan Empire in 1279.