இடைக்கால தமிழ்க் கல்வெட்டுகள் வழி அறியப்பெறும் படை நிர்வாகம்

Military Administration of the Cholas as Gleaned From The Middleval Tamil Incriptions

Abstract

PadaigudiKool Ministry Natparan Aarum
Udaiyaan Arasaru Lee Ru (Kural :381)
An Army, People, Wealth, Ministry, Friends and Forts these six things who owns them all a lion lives amid the kings (kural : 381)
As mentioned above, the strength of a king is primarily based on the mighty army he possesses. During the Middle Ages, especially during the Cholas period, there were regiments like the Valangai Velaikkaras, Idangai, valangai. Although the king acts as the head of a nation’s forces, each force has its own commanding officers. They are known as Senapati or Senapati. The leader of a regiment is known as the headman , Dandanayakam or Mahadandanayakam. Governments have maintained various types of armies such as infantry, elephants, cavalry, and naval forces. They have gone by sea and taken possession of the neighbor hoods. Not only the kings but also the trade groups maintained troops with archers to support the government and guard the trade. This article study on their army management as revealed through inscriptions.