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biography of Karikala Chola, in brief

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Karikala wad a Chola dynasty king who ruled southern India He is credited with the conquest of the whole

of India up to Himalayas and the construction of the flood banks of the river Kaveri. He is recognised as the greatest of the Early CHOLAS. Karikala was the son of

Ilamcetcenni.The name Karikalan has been held to mean "the man with the charred leg"and perpetuates the memory of a fire accident in the early years of his life .Some scholars also had the view kari and kalan are Tamil words meaning "slayer of elephants".