1 Richest nation were so many on the earth. Egypt, Assrya, Greece and many nations within India were so rich and the comparison and holding as the richest, is an attitude of not only a misinformation but also misleading
2 Built just 300 temples and not 40000; ALL THAT ARE BUILT BY US, SHALL NOT BE COUNTED AS THAT OF THE Kings. 3 North and South America were created by somebody? London was not there and came only in 1066? Who taught you? In the Middle Ages, (c 1066-1500) the City of London was the centre of commerce and trade, with its own independent government led by the elected mayor. *Around 80,000 people* lived within the City Walls, and the City was full of narrow and twisting streets. Ecology. North America and South America began to develop a shared population of flora and fauna around 2.5 million years ago, when continental drift brought the two continents into contact via the Isthmus of Panama. Columbus found it in 1452. But our creation theory of Hinduism, has a name for that American Nation. Krauncha dweepam. Krauncha means Eagle. And Eagle is their logo even today. Krauncha Dweepam contains seven mountains as its boundaries. Seven rivers are running through these mountains. The Krauncha Parvatham has been cut by Subrahmanyam, to reduce its arrogance on the request of Gods. Kuruvarsham is north boundary to Jambu dweepam. 4 *Accumulation of Gold in Tanjore Temple: An Enquiry into Its Sourcesby *N. Vanamamalai states this temple had a lot of Jewellery which alone was taken away by Muslim invasion; and whole temple is not Gold as Chidambaram is. 5 When Raja Raja Chozhan became victorious after the war with the Western Chalukya king Satyashrayan (Karnatka), the Chola emperor offered 20 golden flowers and a splendid lotus made of the same metal. They all weighed 87.593 kg. Other inscriptions reveal that Raja Raja he had offered a bunch of 30 ornaments made of gold and studded with 277 corals, 173 diamonds and 19,613 pearls, totally weighing 887 kazhanju. (one khazhanju is 1.77 gms.). He again donated a golden Veerapattam and Thirupattiagai to the Lord. The two ornate jewels were embellished with 435 corals, 27 diamonds and 30 crystals, in all weighing 6.802 kg. His contribution in the same year included 53 sacred ornaments in gold weighing 3.901 kg. For the puja purpose, etc the king donated 95.277 kg silver vessels and valuables for the service of the Lord besides 23 copper icons and two silver Vasudeva idols that he installed at the temple. The list goes on ad infinitum. A well-researched book “Rajarajecharam” by one Kudavayil Balasubramanian who studied the stone inscriptions in depth has recorded all the royal grants . https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/big-temple-in-thanjavur-a-veritable-treasure-trove/article22956437.ece https://wsimag.com/travel/22719-big-temple-at-thanjavur https://m.facebook.com/CivilWork/posts/brihadeeswarar-temple-an-engineering-marvel-in-order-to-install-the-82000-kilogr/1378419002231070/ Ofcourse , Internal trade where Chinese purchased a lot that brought gold which went to King’s exchequer. 6 Kailashanatha Temple depicts the use of chariots and elephants in warfare during the period of the imperial Rashtrakutas named as the famous WAR OF THAKOLAM NEAR VELLORE wger the Rajethiyan @ Aditya Karikalan was killed. Not only Chola but so many kingdoms owned and fought with the forces of the elephants, raised over from Indian forests itself which history speaks of with the authentications. “The Elephant on the Battlefield Virtually every ruler in India possessed elephants and used them to further his own ambitions. These included: - kings belonging to various dynasties ruling Magadha (6th century BCE to 4th century BCE) - dynasties of the Mauryas (4th century BCE to 2nd century BCE) - Guptas (3rd century CE to 6th century CE) - Pallavas (3rd century CE to 9th century CE) - Cholas (4th century BCE to 13th century CE) - Rashtrakutas (8th century CE to 10th century CE) - Chalukyas of Vatapi (6th century CE to 8th century CE) - Western Chalukyas of Kalyani (10th century CE to 12th century CE) - Palas (8th century CE to 12th century CE). In ancient India, initially, the army was fourfold (*chaturanga*), consisting of infantry, cavalry, elephants and chariots. While the chariots eventually fell into disuse, the other three arms continued to be valued. Of these, the elephants had a prime place. The elephant corps was deployed in a battle in a block or a line, as per the overall army formation (*vyuha*) decided upon by the commanders. The *Mahabharata* mentions the use of elephants in battle, though secondary to the chariots which were the preferred vehicle of the warriors, especially the elite ones. King Bimbisara (c. 543 BCE), who began the expansion of the Magadhan kingdom, relied heavily on his war elephants. The Nandas of Magadha (mid-4th century BCE – 321 BCE) had about 3,000 elephants. The Mauryan and Gupta empires also had elephant divisions; Chandragupta Maurya (321-297 BCE), had about 9,000 elephants. The army of the Palas was noted for its huge elephant corps, with estimates ranging from 5,000 to 50,000. Each kingdom had its own elephant corps headed by a commander or superintendent. In the Mauryan Empire, where the 30-member war office was made up of six boards, the sixth board looked after the elephants, which were headed by the *gajadhyaksha*. The Gupta elephant commander was known as the* mahapilupati*. In some cases, however, the cavalry and elephants belonged to a single division as in the case of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani (present-day Basavakalyan, Karnataka state), where the officer in charge bore the combined title of *kari-turaga (patta) sahini*. In his work *Manasollasa,* the Kalyani Chalukya king Someshvara III (1126 CE-1138 CE) states that the general (*senapati*) should be an expert in riding both horses and elephants. A lot of attention was given to the capture, training, and upkeep of the elephants. Many treatises were written on these subjects, and many important works of the ancient period, like the *Arthashastra* of Kautilya (c. 4th century BCE), give a lot of information on different kinds of elephants, breeding, training, and their conduct in war. The Buddhist *Nikaya* texts mention that the royal elephant should be trained to tolerate blows from all kinds of weapons, protect its royal rider, go wherever commanded to, and be able to destroy enemy elephants, infantry, chariots, and horses. The elephant was supposed to engage in battle with its trunk, tusks, legs, head, ears, and even its tail. The importance of elephants, especially royal ones, can be gauged from the fact that in the *Harshacharita*, the biography of his patron Emperor Harshavardhana (606–647 CE) of Sthanishvara (modern Thanesar, Haryana state), the author Banabhatta (c. 7th century CE) devotes many pages to describing the elephants possessed by his master and, in particular, his favourite war elephant named Darpashata who is described as the emperor’s “external heart, his very self in another birth, his vital airs gone outside from him, his friend in battle and in sport, rightly named Darpashata, a lord of elephants” (Banabhatta, 52). Banabhatta further states that an elephant provides protection like a hill fort (*giridurga*), but with the advantage of being mobile (*sanchari*). It is formidable with tower-like high temple bones (*kumbhakuta*), i.e. resembles a hill fort, which is formidable with *kutas* (sloping earthen mounds at the gate). Also, the elephant was strong and dark like an iron rampart (*prakarah*) and served to protect the earth akin to a rampart*.* 7 Partly as an Industry improves the area economically, so too the temples can do. It is wrong to say there were no educational and Medical institutions, but only the temples. Temples shows the wealth, art and architecture, and knowledge of the nation. The names of God in the temple were related to the name of kings. The people of the nation treated them as Gods. The subordinate positions of the king were depicted as minor gods in the temple. Religion classified humans based on their divinity in their worship and ethical issues, morals. There were several religions in the world. The caste system was mostly followed by the Hindus. Some leaders also followed a non-religion policy. Temples were built for religious patronage. Muslims built mosques, Christians built Churches and Hindus built temples for their worship. They were also other structures for worship. We will discuss destruction. Several Rulers followed several religions. Some rulers considered the destruction of temples of other religions shows their power. During the invasions of Muhammad Ghazi, he looted from the temples and also destroyed the Hindu temples to show himself as a hero among the Islamic community. Hence the temples were built and destroyed.*:* Temples also had underground canals and silos for storage and passage. They were used as a refugee camp during natural calamities like floods, heavy rains, and during invasion times. The Mundeswari Temple in Bihar was the oldest Hindu temple constructed in India. Temples were built for religious patronage. Muslims built mosques, Christians built Churches and Hindus built temples for their worship. They were also other structures for worship. 8 The concept of economy and culture expanded according to the central constructions for religion, Trade and culture. Hospitals in South India were established during the Chera, Chola and Pandya rule. Chola monarchs like Sundarachola established a free dispensary called Athulasalai for the benefit of the poor in various parts of the empire. About twenty types of medicines were stored in different hospitals, with nurses to attend and administer medicines and barbers were to perform minor operation. As per one of the inscriptions Kundavi, sister of Rajaraja Chola granted funds to build and maintain the hospital “Sundarachola Vinnagra Athulasai”. There was a school, hostel and hospital at the hall attached to the Vishnu Temple in Thirumukkudal. According to the inscription Veera Rajendra Chola in AD 1068 granted an endowment to run the hospital with a physician and a surgeon. {Conquest of the East till Rajendra chola book}. WE LED AND WE WERE MISLEAD AND WE ARE MISLEADING. 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