Thanjavur (English spelling)

Japanese: タンジャーブール(英語表記)Thanjāvūr
Thanjavur (English spelling)
An ancient city in central-eastern Tamil Nadu, southern India. Formerly known as Tanjore. Population 202,000 (1991). Located at the top of the Cauvery River delta and facing a branch of the river. It flourished as the center of the Chola Dynasty from the 9th to 13th centuries. From the 16th to 18th centuries, it became the base of the Vijayanagar Kingdom and the Marathas in Tamil, and in 1855 it was incorporated into British rule. It is one of the centers of traditional Tamil culture. The magnificent Brihadeeswara Temple of the Shaivite sect in the southwest was built by Rajaraja I of the Chola Dynasty (reigned 985-1016) and is a typical example of Dravidian architecture with a 72-meter-high tower.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
インド南部,タミル・ナードゥ州中東部の古都。旧名タンジョールTanjore。人口20万2000(1991)。カーベーリ川デルタの頂部にあり,同川の分流に面する。9~13世紀にチョーラ朝の中心都市として栄えた。16~18世紀にはビジャヤナガル王国,マラーターなどのタミルにおける根拠地となり,さらに1855年にはイギリス領に編入された。タミル伝統文化の中心地の一つ。南西部にあるシバ派の壮大なブリハディーシュワラ寺院はチョーラ朝のラージャラージャ1世(在位985‐1016)により建立され,高さ72mの大塔をもつドラビダ様式の代表的寺院である。

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