History is a culmination of Human willpower, not merely an art of record keeping. When Arulmozhi Varman was hailed as “Kāndalūr śālai Kalam-arutta” – the destroyer of Kāndalūr, the present day Kerala – he attained greatness so unparalleled that he was bequeathed the title of “emperor of emperors”, the Raja Raja Chola. His primary ambition was to create a stable and integral Chola empire, creating history was merely an afterthought.
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