The Colas c18.64

c18.64

The presence of the traditional rulers of the Pāṇḍya and Kēraḷa countries long after the Cōḷa conquest of these areas, and the capacity they retained for making trouble for their suzerain in the face of powerful viceroys, deserve attention as proof of the comparatively mild character of Cōḷa imperialism which was in conformity with the precepts of the *arthaśāstras* on the policy that a conqueror should adopt towards conquered countries.