Thanjavur through time

Theme 12a · 550 to 1200 CE

Understanding early medieval India

The Brihadeeswara of Rajaraja I, about 1010 CE: a 66 metre vimana, and 400 devadasis named in its inscriptions

Theme 12e · 575 to 1279 CE

South India: Pallavas, Pandyas, Cholas

Taken by Vijayalaya from the Muttaraiyar; the Brihadeeswara of Rajaraja I, about 1010, with a 66 metre vimana and 400 devadasis named; UNESCO

Theme M4 · 1070 to 1323 CE

South India before the Sultanate: the last Cholas, Hoysalas, Pandyas and Kakatiyas

The Chola capital; revenue meant for it was kept locally as the feudatories asserted themselves