Student-members of a ‘Heritage Club’ of the Government High School, Ellaippatti, inward Pudukkottai district accept establish a rare Rajendra Chola inscription stone pillar of 11th century, close Sellukudi inward the district recently.
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According to Mr. Manikandan, the inscription sang the praise of the keen itinerant merchandise association’s merchant grouping called ‘Thisaiyaarathu Ainootruvar’.
Manikandan together with president of the Heritage Club Karu Rajendran said that it is 1 of the rarest finds yet. Those days, merchants were treated on par with kings. They enjoyed majestic rights together with had a vast concern expanse roofing entire East Asia. These merchants had a potent influence over the East Asian region. They had an amicable human relationship with most of the East Asian kings, they said.
This sort of relationships made the merchants serve equally ambassadors betwixt kingdoms. “The novel establish stone pillar was a flake damaged inward parts together with then at that spot is no cite of the time, only the fashion of the scripture together with praise of the merchant grouping confirms that it belongs to 11th century. It also mentions Rajendra Chola-I together with and then it is considered to locomote inscribed inward the 11th century CE.” Manikandan said.
He also said that the stone pillar is five-feet tall together with the locomote past times side has inscriptions. At the locomote past times of the pillar, an picture of a sceptre, an eagle, an arivaal (a weapon equally good equally a tool), a conch together with lamps are carved. The words, “Pazhiyali Kallidaikkodi Thalai” are inscribed. This is considered to locomote the honorary championship given to Rajendra Chola-I.
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Mr. Manikandan farther said the inscription tells us close the members together with their community background, with the words Chetti Seerputhiran, Kavarai (Merchants), “kaasiyavan vidutha kaamunda suvami” (Landlord), “uruthiranthu viduthaolai vaaranu” (Accountants) “seeriya sendvanum”, indicating who made the group.
The richness of the landscape is also depicted inward the inscription. Trees of jack fruit, mango, banana, along with betel tree, climbers similar Mullai, are infested with birds similar cuckoos together with parrots, he added. The birds were inward merry without whatever pain, together with inward this wonderful province the ‘Merchant Group’ held the scepter together with ruled.
The scream of the hamlet is really clearly mentioned equally Selvikudi. The ‘Merchant Group’ consisted of people from all walks of life. Its organizational construction is awe-inspiring, equally it consists of “Merchants, Land Lords, Accountants, Guards, Soldiers, port cities, merchant towns, marketplaces, together with warehouse with proper guards”.
This mercantile grouping shared their wealth for earth welfare together with mutual good. In the ancient past, at that spot were several ‘East Asian Merchant groups’, only this ‘Tamil Merchant Group’ is regarded equally the best past times historians. They enjoyed privileges with kings of ancient Tamil, equally good equally with the East Asian Kings, opined researchers Manikandan together with Karu Rajendran.
Author: R. Valayapathy | Source: Deccan Herald [September 21, 2018]
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