The Colas c31.17

c31.17

With the growth of the Cōḻa empire as a result of the conquests of Rājarāja I, the currency system of the Cōḻas was extended over the whole empire, including its feudatory provinces. The new standard was adopted for instance in the Vēṅgī country about A.D. 1000;⁴¹ 'the weight of Rājarāja's coin is found also beyond the limits of his empire, for example, in the gold pieces of the Western Cāḷukya Jagadēkamalla and of the Kadambas of Goa.⁴² The *āḍavalam gadyāṇa* of the Koṅgāḷvas⁴³ in the eleventh century as opposed to *gadyāṇa* perhaps refers to the Cōḻa reformed gold coin.'⁴⁴ On the other hand, the local varieties of other areas are found intruding on occasions into the heart of the Cōḻa empire; about A.D. 1049, an Eastern Cāḷukya prince presented to the temple at Tiruvaiyāṟū a sum of 300 Rājarājamāḍas equal to 337½ *kalañjus* by the *kuḍiñaikal*.⁴⁵