Gingee Fort had not developed into a place of note in the age of the Cholas of the Vijayalaya dynasty. We have, however, a large number of Chola epigraphs scattered in the neighbourhood of the place. An inscription of Aditya I refers to Singapuranadu, which evidently centred round Singavaram. The Cholas had control over the […]
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Chapter I – A Description of Gingee Fort – Its Origin
Nothing arrests the attention of a traveller in India more than the appearance of the innumerable ruined fortresses and other vestiges of ancient glory that lie scattered all over the country. Each mournful relic has got its own tale to tell of the ruthless vandalism of the foreign invader, the bitter violence of internecine warfare […]

