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| Name = Chola Flag
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| Image = File:Chola Flag (சோழ நாட்டுக்கொடி ).png
| Image = Chola Flag (சோழ நாட்டுக்கொடி ).png
| Nickname = (''Chola Empire Flag'')
| Nickname = Chola Empire Flag
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| Symbol = Tiger
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| Adoption = ''c.'' 300 BCE
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The '''Flag of Chola''' or '''Tiger Flag''' ({{Lang-ta|புலி கொடி}}) was used by the Tamil [[Chola dynasty]]. The Tiger or Jumping Tiger was the royal emblem of the Cholas and was depicted on coins, seals and banners. On the coins of [[Uttama Chola]], the Chola Tiger was shown sitting between the twin fish of [[Pandya]] and the bow of [[Chera dynasty|Chera]]. The flag of Chola is mentioned in [[Periya Puranam]],<ref name="PeriyaPuranam">[http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l41C1/l41C1per.jsp?sno=51 Sekkizhar: “Chola of Cauvery country]</ref> which was compiled during the 12th century by [[Sekkizhar]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=11FYACaVySoC&pg=RA1-PA289&lpg=RA1-PA289&dq=book+kader+mohideen&source=web&ots=ejotHgcd7L&sig=4kng4UJLwM5tYAYtSe1Quhgah0w&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA6,M1 Glimpses of life in 12th century South India]</ref>
The '''Flag of Chola''' or '''Tiger Flag''' ({{Lang-ta|புலி கொடி}}) was used by the Tamil [[Chola dynasty]]. The Tiger or Jumping Tiger was the royal emblem of the Cholas and was depicted on coins, seals and banners. On the coins of [[Uttama Chola]], the Chola Tiger was shown sitting between the twin fish of [[Pandya]] and the bow of [[Chera dynasty|Chera]]. The flag of Chola is mentioned in [[Periya Puranam]],<ref name="PeriyaPuranam">[http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l41C1/l41C1per.jsp?sno=51 Sekkizhar: “Chola of Cauvery country]</ref> which was compiled during the 12th century by [[Sekkizhar]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=11FYACaVySoC&pg=RA1-PA289&lpg=RA1-PA289&dq=book+kader+mohideen&source=web&ots=ejotHgcd7L&sig=4kng4UJLwM5tYAYtSe1Quhgah0w&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA6,M1 Glimpses of life in 12th century South India]</ref>


== Earlier mentions ==
The [[Periya Puranam]] has following mention about Chola flag: <ref name="PeriyaPuranam" />
The [[Periya Puranam]] has following mention about Chola flag: <ref name="PeriyaPuranam" />
{{cquote|''பாட்டியற் றமிழுரை பயின்ற வெல்லையுட்<br />
{{cquote|''பாட்டியற் றமிழுரை பயின்ற வெல்லையுட்<br />
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Flag of Pandya]]
* [[Flag of Pandya]]
* [[Flag of Pallava]]
* [[Flag of Pallava]]

Revision as of 15:24, 17 October 2021

Chola Flag
Chola Empire Flag
UseNational flag
Adoptedc. 300 BCE
DesignChola flag standard

The Flag of Chola or Tiger Flag (Tamil: புலி கொடி) was used by the Tamil Chola dynasty. The Tiger or Jumping Tiger was the royal emblem of the Cholas and was depicted on coins, seals and banners. On the coins of Uttama Chola, the Chola Tiger was shown sitting between the twin fish of Pandya and the bow of Chera. The flag of Chola is mentioned in Periya Puranam,[1] which was compiled during the 12th century by Sekkizhar.[2]

Earlier mentions

The Periya Puranam has following mention about Chola flag: [1]

பாட்டியற் றமிழுரை பயின்ற வெல்லையுட்

கோட்டுயர் பனிவரைக் குன்றி னுச்சியிற்
சூட்டிய வளர்புலிச் சோழர் காவிரி
நாட்டியல் பதனையா னவில லுற்றனன்.

- பெரியபுராணம்

Contemporary derivatives

The Flag of Tamil Eelam was inspired by the Chola flag.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sekkizhar: “Chola of Cauvery country
  2. ^ Glimpses of life in 12th century South India
  3. ^ Daya Somasundaram (11.02.2014) Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society, SAGE Publications India, p. 73.