Territorial change of Early Cholas

“Early Cholas” — appears in this map’s data from 291 BC to AD 305. Its territory was largest in 291 BC – AD 298, at ≈ 29 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
291 BC – AD 298≈ 29 thousand km²
AD 299 – 305≈ 29 thousand km²
291 BCAD 305

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 291 BC – AD 298 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
291 BC≈ 29 thousand km²29 of 40
284 BC≈ 29 thousand km²27 of 39
283 BC≈ 29 thousand km²27 of 39
281 BC≈ 29 thousand km²28 of 39
279 BC≈ 29 thousand km²28 of 43
277 BC≈ 29 thousand km²29 of 43
275 BC≈ 29 thousand km²29 of 43
272 BC≈ 29 thousand km²30 of 44
271 BC≈ 29 thousand km²30 of 45
264 BC≈ 29 thousand km²29 of 45
256 BC≈ 29 thousand km²30 of 44
247 BC≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 43
239 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 45
230 BC≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 43
225 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 43
223 BC≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 41
222 BC≈ 29 thousand km²29 of 39
218 BC≈ 29 thousand km²28 of 38
216 BC≈ 29 thousand km²28 of 38
212 BC≈ 29 thousand km²29 of 39
210 BC≈ 29 thousand km²28 of 38
208 BC≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 46
206 BC≈ 29 thousand km²43 of 56
203 BC≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 40
202 BC≈ 29 thousand km²30 of 39
197 BC≈ 29 thousand km²34 of 43
188 BC≈ 29 thousand km²36 of 44
170 BC≈ 29 thousand km²34 of 43
164 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 40
144 BC≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 39
126 BC≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 37
110 BC≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 38
91 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 39
87 BC≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 36
77 BC≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 37
66 BC≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 35
63 BC≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 43
50 BC≈ 29 thousand km²34 of 46
49 BC≈ 29 thousand km²34 of 46
48 BC≈ 29 thousand km²34 of 46
46 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 45
44 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 45
42 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 45
41 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 45
40 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 45
36 BC≈ 29 thousand km²38 of 49
31 BC≈ 29 thousand km²38 of 49
30 BC≈ 29 thousand km²38 of 49
27 BC≈ 29 thousand km²36 of 47
25 BC≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 44
19 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 44
14 BC≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 44
AD 1≈ 29 thousand km²34 of 45
AD 6≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 45
AD 9≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 45
AD 14≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 43
AD 23≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 41
AD 30≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 42
AD 43≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 44
AD 51≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 43
AD 60≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 43
AD 68≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 42
AD 78≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 42
AD 84≈ 29 thousand km²34 of 42
AD 91≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 41
AD 106≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 40
AD 114≈ 29 thousand km²30 of 36
AD 117≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 36
AD 127≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 39
AD 154≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 41
AD 161≈ 29 thousand km²30 of 40
AD 165≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 42
AD 184≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 41
AD 197≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 42
AD 207≈ 29 thousand km²35 of 44
AD 215≈ 29 thousand km²35 of 44
AD 224≈ 29 thousand km²35 of 43
AD 238≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 42
AD 247≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 42
AD 260≈ 29 thousand km²31 of 38
AD 261≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 40
AD 263≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 40
AD 265≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 40
AD 270≈ 29 thousand km²32 of 40
AD 283≈ 29 thousand km²29 of 38
AD 287≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 43
AD 299≈ 29 thousand km²33 of 43

Its highest rank was in 284 BC: number 39 of 27.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 1 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 306lostPallava dynasty≈ 29 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Early Cholas were a Tamil kingdom of the Chola dynasty - pre and post Sangam period (600 BCE–300 CE). It was one of the three main kingdoms of Tamilakam. Their early capitals were Urayur or Tiruchirapalli and Kaveripattinam.

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