tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074514913651180682.post5970203929331681452..comments2024-03-29T07:48:19.924+05:30Comments on coins and more: 684) Viking Ships: Norse Figureheads: "Dragon Ship" (The "Dreki" or "Drakkar"): Third $20 Silver Coin in the 3 Coin Series issued by the Royal Candiian Mint on 6th March 2018:coins and morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12763335492838772615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074514913651180682.post-71908736039817162862018-03-17T09:21:06.916+05:302018-03-17T09:21:06.916+05:30That is very correct, Vikram. We visited the Briha...That is very correct, Vikram. We visited the Brihadeeswarar Temple constructed in 1010 AD by Raja Raja Chola I last month in Thanjavur. (India's first Rs.1000 coin came out in 2010 commemorating this temple). We saw several sculptures on the temple facade which looked like Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian, Arabic and even one dressed in European attire (about 400-500 years before the first Europeans came to India). His son Rajendra Chola had a navy with over 1,000 longboats/ships which sailed all over the Indian Ocean and went on exploratory trips even into the Pacific Oceans seeking trade ties everywhere. The Chola Navy from about 1000 longboats/ships in the initial stages grew to become a powerful one and became a diplomatic symbol all over Asia and Europe. Again, in the journal of a merchant named Periplus of the Eritrean Sea is found a mention of Chola Naval escort ships assigned to the merchant vessels laden with valuable cargo. These ships were equipped with flame-throwers and catapult like armament. We even saw a sculpture on the Brihadeeswarar Temple which looked like holding a musket or a flame-thrower. coins and morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763335492838772615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074514913651180682.post-90081823001019035212018-03-17T09:16:16.055+05:302018-03-17T09:16:16.055+05:30Vikram Bhatnagar has commented:
"Fantastic! I...Vikram Bhatnagar has commented:<br />"Fantastic! I beleive our own Malayalee and Tamil sailors also ventured to far off lands in pre-historic times and, the results of their seafaring activities can be seen in the cultures, language, cuisine and features of folks in Africa, Malaysia etc."coins and morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763335492838772615noreply@blogger.com