Urayurとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Urayur (Tamil : உறையூர்),located near the city of Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, India, was the capital of the early Cholas from ancient times. Uraiyur is also known as Thirukkozhi / Nikalaapuri / Uranthai/ Kozhiyur. It is mentioned in the inscriptions and rock edicts of Ashoka the Great and the Satavahanas as "the citadel and centre of the Cholas". It has a history dating back to before 2 BCE. There is definite mention of the Cholas and their capital in Asokan inscriptions in Orissa pushing back the antiquity of the Cholas as well as Uraiyur to 272–232 BCE which was the period of Ashoka who was ruler of the Maurya Dynasty of Pataliputra (modern Patna).