The Colas c24.22

c24.22

Instances of treason have reached us not through direct testimony, but by the indirect evidence of inscriptions recording the public sale of land and other property forfeited to the state on account of treasonable offences (*rājadrōham*); it is not possible, therefore, to discover the exact nature of the offences which led to the punishment or any details regarding them. Though such cases were not unknown under other Cōḷa rulers, the number of reported instances is unusually large during Rājarāja’s reign, and it appears legitimate to suppose that this is partly due to the unsettled condition of the land and the loss of strength and efficiency in the central government. There was a public auction (*Rājarājapperu-