Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa

Kulke, Hermann [u.a.] (Hrsg.):
Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa : Reflections on Chola Naval Expeditions / ed. by Hermann Kulke, K. Kesavapany, Vijay Sakhuja. - Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009. - ca. 337 S. - (Nalanda-Sriwijaya Series)
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Beschreibung
The expansion of the Cholas from their base in the Kaveri Delta saw this growing power subdue the kingdoms of southern India, as well as occupy Sri Lanka and the Maldives, by the early eleventh century. It was also during this period that the Cholas initiated links with Song China.
   Concurrently, the Southeast Asian polity of Sriwijaya had, through its Sumatran and Malayan ports, come to occupy a key position in East-West maritime trade, requiring engagement with both Song China to the north and the Chola kingdom to its west. The apparently friendly relations pursued were, however, to be disrupted in 1025 by Chola naval expeditions against fourteen key port cities in Southeast Asia. This volume examines the background, course and effects of these expeditions, as well as the regional context of the events. It brings to light many aspects of this key period in Asian history.
   Unprecedented in the degree of detail assigned to the story of the Chola expeditions, this volume is also unique in that it includes translations of the contemporary Tamil and Sanskrit inscriptions relating to Southeast Asia and of the Song dynasty Chinese texts relating to the Chola Kingdom. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Foreword / by Shashi Tharoor. vii
Message / by M. V. Subbiah. ix
Preface / by K. Kesavapany. xi
Introduction / by Hermann Kulke. xiii
The Contributors. xxi
1. The Naval Expeditions of the Cholas in the Context of Asian History / by Hermann Kulke. 1
2. Medieval Commercial Activities in the Indian Ocean as Revealed from Chinese Ceramic-sherds and South Indian and Sri Lankan Inscriptions / by Noboru Karashima. 20
3. The Military Campaigns of Rajendra Chola and the Chola-Srivijaya-China Triangle / by Tansen Sen. 61
4. Rajendra Chola Is Naval Expedition to Southeast Asia: A Nautical Perspective / by Vijay Sakhuja Sangeeta Sakhuja. 76
5. A Note on the Navy of the Chola State / by Y. Subbarayalu. 91
6. Excavation at Gangaikondacholapuram, The Imperial Capital of Rajendra Chola, and Its Significance / by S. Vasanthi. 96
7. New Perspectives on Nagapattinam: The Medieval Port City in the Context of Political, Religious, and Commercial Exchanges between South India, Southeast Asia and China / by Gokul Seshadri. 102
8. South Indian Merchant Guilds in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia / by Noboru Karashima. 135
9. Anjuvannam: A Maritime Trade Guild of Medieval Times / by Y. Subbarayalu. 158
10. Rajendra Cholas Naval Expedition and the Chola Trade with Southeast and East Asia / by A. Meenakshisundararajan. 168
11. Cultural Implications of the Chola Maritime Fabric Trade with Southeast Asia / by Hema Devare. 178
12. Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia during the Period of the Polonnaruva Kingdom / by Anura Manatunga. 193
13. India and Southeast Asia: South Indian Cultural Links with Indonesia / by P. Shanmugam. 208
14. Rajendra Cholas Invasion and the Rise of Airlangga / by Ninie Susanti. 227
15. Rethinking Community: The Indic Carvings of Quanzhou / by Risha Lee. 240
   App I: Ancient and Medieval Tamil and Sanskrit Inscriptions Relating to Southeast Asia and China / by Noboru Karashima, Y. Subbarayalu. 271
   App II: Chinese Texts Describing or Referring to the Chola Kingdom as Zhu-nian / by Noboru Karashima, Tansen Sen. 292
Index. 317

Herausgeber
HERMANN KULKE is Professor Emeritus of Asian History, Kiel University, Germany.

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