6.2 Tale of two princes: Dantidurga and Nandivarman

The History of India Podcast by Kit Patrick

Dec 8, 202349:47Education

The Pallava Empire is sliding into anarchy. All its hopes are pinned on a twelve year old boy from Cambodia. We follow his winding path to power. Also in this episode: the origin story of a poet-saint, some brutal mediev...

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