{"id":1270,"date":"2026-06-19T06:27:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2026-06-26T06:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:28:04","slug":"netherlands-returns-11th-century-chola-copper-plates-to-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/netherlands-returns-11th-century-chola-copper-plates-to-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands Returns 11th-Century Chola Copper Plates To India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Netherlands Returns 11th-Century Chola Copper Plates To India<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>What\u2019s in the news?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with the historic <strong>11th-century Chola Copper Plates<\/strong> by authorities of<strong> Leiden University<\/strong> during his official visit to the <strong>Netherlands.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The copper plates were taken to the Netherlands during Dutch colonial rule on the Coromandel Coast in the 18th century.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Known as the<strong> Leiden Copper Plates<\/strong>, the collection consists of 21 large and three small copper plates bound by a bronze ring bearing the seal of <strong>Chola king Rajendra Chola I.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Five plates contain inscriptions in<strong> Sanskrit<\/strong>, while sixteen are inscribed in<strong> Tamil<\/strong>. Another set of plates, carrying the seal of<strong> Kulottunga Chola I<\/strong>, also contains <strong>Tamil inscriptions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-19.png 317w, https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-19-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong> copper plates<\/strong> are regarded as one of the most valuable records of the Chola Empire, <strong>detailing its administration, taxation, land reforms, irrigation systems, and trade practices.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The inscriptions also highlight the <strong>dynasty\u2019s religious harmony<\/strong>, recording the <strong>grant of Anaimangalam village for a Buddhist vihara<\/strong> established by the<strong> Srivijaya rulers of Southeast Asia.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historians believe the plates provide <strong>rare evidence of strong maritime, diplomatic, and cultural links between South and Southeast Asia <\/strong>nearly a thousand years ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netherlands Returns 11th-Century Chola Copper Plates To India What\u2019s in the news? 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