# Karikala Chola

> Karikala (Tamil: கரிகால; ; Middle Tamil: Karikāḷa Cōḻaṉ, often referred to as Karikala the Great, was a Tamil Emperor of the Early Cholas of the Chola dynasty who ruled ancient Tamilakam from Uraiyur. He is credited with the construction of the flood banks of the river Kaveri and conquest of Tamilakam, Andhra and Sri Lanka. He is recognised as the greatest of the Early Cholas. In Thiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra Chola I, Medieval Tamil Cholas listed Karikala Chola as one of their ancestors. Several Telugu dynasties also claimed descendant from Karikala.

*Historical Chola king who ruled southern India*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/karikala-chola

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 100
- **Died:** 200
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [喀里佧剌](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%96%80%E9%87%8C%E4%BD%A7%E5%89%8C)
- [كريكالا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7)
- [Karikala](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karikala)
- [Karikala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karikala)
- [Karikala Chola](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karikala_Chola)
- [ಕರಿಕಾಲ ಚೋಳ](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B2_%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%B3)
- [카리칼라](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%BC%EB%9D%BC)
- [കരികാല ചോളൻ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2_%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%BB)
- [கரிகால் சோழன்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)
- [కరికాల చోళుడు](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B2_%E0%B0%9A%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%B3%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%81)
- [Карікала Чола](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%A7%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0)
- [Karikala Chola](https://zh_min_nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karikala_Chola)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q745268)

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