.....The friendly relation between the Chola kings and Cambodia is attested by a significant but little-known incident. When Kulottunga I, the Chola king, was constructing or enlarging the famous Shiva Temple at Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu), Suryavarman II, the king of Cambodia and the builder of Angkor Wat, offered to send, all the way from Cambodia, a block of stone as a gift for the new construction. Kulottunga gratefully accepted the unusual gift, installed it in the temple and engraved an inscription informing that the stone was from Cambodia.
this is from the hindu today read the full article
Dear Venkat It might be more ppropriate that it was actually from combodia as Kulothunga is said to have spent time in china and compodia as Vira Rajendra's envoy (prologue Kadal Pura with historic references and Dhiwakar's work) So it might not be a surpice that a former friend sends this to his mate in his endavour!! whereas whats the logic of Kanauj which was attached to send one stone to cholas who they only came across during RJCs campaign Kind Regards Sri
> whereas whats the logic of Kanauj which was attached to send one stone to cholas who they only came across during RJCs campaign
Hi Sri
there is just a mention of kampoja raja in the kalvettu. we just cant rule out anything.
at that time we have had a ruling kamboja tribe in bengal, a state called kampoj in madya pradesh etc. kanauj had a high rate of migration at that time and stil many bramhin families as far as assam and bengal claim their lineage from there.
kampoj as a word can be understood in many terms'
I just culled this from the net. SANSKRIT TERM 'KAMBOJ' AND ITS VARIOUS PRAKRITIZED DERIVATIVES
The word Kamboh and its synonymous words like Kambocha (as in Ashoka's Dhauli Rock inscriptions), Kamboya (as in Ashoka's Shahbajgari rock inscriptions), Kabo, Kambo, Kammo, Kamo (Panjabi), Kambhu, Kambhi, Kambe, Kambey or Cambey and Kamboi (Gujrat), Kaam, Kam, Kamma, Kaum, Camoje/Kamoj, Camojee, Camoze/Kamoz, Kamtoz (in Pushtu, the name of Shiaposh tribes, in Kafirstan (Nuristan), south-east of Hindukush), Kambodha, Kamuda, Kumuda (Vayu Purana), Komde, Komdei, Tamboza (Ptolemy), Kieufieu, (Tathatataguhya-Sutra) Kambu/Kaofu, Kipin, Chipin (Chinese), Kampoce, Kampoch, Kapoce, Kapoch, Kampotes, Kampochih (Tibetan religious texts), Kambojka, Kamboika, Kamui, Kamoi, Kamuia (Khroshti) etc etc are the Prakritic/other malformations, variants or derivatives of the original Sanskrit standard term KAMBOJ
must have been one big shipping expense in those days, being a shipping man vijay would be able to tell us.
obvious that both kabojas wee the same but where were they? kampuchea or bengal or kanauj.
kanauj seems to have been ruled by many boja rajas the most famous around kali dasa time. that must be 5-6th century. he was involved with restoring shiva temples destroyed by the turks including sommnath.
kanya bhoja, king bhoja - kanauj????
pala- kamboja- bengal
varmans of kampuchea will the real guy please stand up?
venketesh
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> > also the hindu article talks of a ` sangam age' cola coin with tiger motiff from 1st C BC. hmm>>>> > > " > > There have been several little-known finds of authentic South Indian objects in the Thailand-Cambodia region. Archaeological digs at Khuan Luk Pat on the west coast of Southern Thailand have revealed a Sangam Chola coin with the figure of the tiger the Chola dynastic emblem on it (first century B.C.). The region has also yielded a very rare bronze figure betraying features of the Amaravati school of art (first-second centuries A.D.). " > > rgds > vj >
>The danger that threatened Kamboja kingdom, which prompted Kamboja King Suryavarman I to solicit Rajendra Chola's friendship, is not mentioned in the inscription. It says that in order to seek the Chola's friendship and also in order to protect his own kingdom (lakshmi), the king of Kamboja presented to Rajendra Chola a chariot with which he had vanquished his enemies in many battles.
so not enough evidence for either....
but one thing is sure the chidambaram stone is second gift. first one is the charriot.
did rajendra venture somewhere near kabhoja pala kingdom in his eigth year????
Cambodia is also known as Kambuja in certain quarters / earlier inscriptional versions...
And KAMBUJA (India - Land of Horses - pls ref my earlier post too) also would have been inscribed the same way .. WITHOUT REALISING that same diction denoted Cambodia too.
We can select the inscriptions and make some study / bring to attention of Scholars.
> I am in line with our Venkat. > > MAY BE .... a BIG MAY BE ... > > Cambodia is also known as Kambuja in certain quarters / earlier inscriptional versions...
nilakanta sastri was the first to make that inference i guess. but then bengal had a better link with cholas...
now kambuja stone and kambuja charriot in line of fire...
> > And KAMBUJA (India - Land of Horses - pls ref my earlier post too) also would have been inscribed the same way .. WITHOUT REALISING that same diction denoted Cambodia too. > > We can select the inscriptions and make some study / bring to attention of Scholars. > > regards / sps > > ---------------- > > >