A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established ...

Yet that year, on the other side of the globe, an emperor from southern India was preparing ... medieval world, Chola queens were also remarkably prominent, serving as the dynasty's public face.

The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site [Getty Images] ...

the great body of silt that flows through India's present-day state of Tamil Nadu. But what set the Cholas apart was their endless capacity for innovation. By the standards of the medieval world, ...

India is home to a plethora of grand temples, each more intricately constructed than the last. Built over centuries ago, they stood as testaments to the strength and grandiosity of the very empires ...