The Colas c11.5
The Cōḷas c11.5
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c11.5
Karikāla, the greatest among the Cōḷas of the Śaṅgam age, was the son of Iḷañjēṭcenni distinguished for the beauty of his numerous war-chariots.¹³ Karikālan means 'the man with the charred leg,' and the name perpetuated the memory of a fire-accident in the early years of the prince’s life,¹⁴ in later times, under Sanskritic influences, the name was explained as Death (*Kāla*)