TIL: A Chola king killed his own son to provide justice to a cow

From the annals of history


  • In another scene where Koperumcholan welcomes his friend from Heaven and Pisiranthaiyar sitting with his book, their friendship is praised by many poets.

  • Despite the advice offered by learned counsels the King is very stubborn about punishing his son the same way he killed the calf.

  • This scene depicts the punishment being practiced indicating the virtuousness and unprejudiced deportment of the Kings of those periods.

  • This scene depicts the act of Began, the king who gives away his shawl to cover a peacock shivering in cold.

  • Began who went in disguise to visit his country to enquire about his people noticed a peacock shivering in cold.


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