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प्रश्न
Name one important literary source that gives information about the Cholas. Name the author of this text and the ruler, whose exploits it describes.
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उत्तर
Kalingattuparani is an important literary source about the Cholas. It was a war song by Jayankondar, the court poet of Kulottunga. It celebrates the victory of Kulottunga Chola I over the Kalinga King, Anantavarman Chodaganga in the Chola-Kalinga war. Kulottunga Chola I is the hero of this magnificent work.
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