Chola (Civ7)

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Chola
Civilization of the Exploration Age
Introduced in Civilization VII
Attributes	Diplomatic Economic
Civ ability - Samayam
Gain an additional Trade Route from Trade Agreements.
Unique
Civics	Nagaram Kanakam Digvijaya Monsoon Winds
Military unit	Kalam
Civilian unit	Ottru
Infrastructure	Five Hundred Lords Manigramam Anjuvannam
Notes
Associated wonder	Brihadeeswarar Temple
Starting biases	Coast Tropical
Leader choice
Geographic	Trung Trac
Age unlocks
Requirement	Have 3 cities with City Center adjacent to a Coastal tile (Lakes do not count).
Unlocked by	Khmer   Mauryan   Ashoka, World Conqueror   Ashoka, World Renouncer
Unlocked by	Khmer   Mauryan   Ashoka, World Conqueror   Ashoka, World Renouncer
Unlocks	Mughal   Siamese
Unlocks	Mughal   Siamese
Geography & social data
Empire name	Chola Empire
Demonym	Chola

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The Chola people represent the Chola Empire, an Exploration Age civilization in Civilization VII.

The Chola's civilization ability is Samayam, which grants an additional Trade Route from Trade Agreements. Their associated wonder is the Brihadeeswarar Temple, and their unique components are as follows:

• Unique units: Kalam (military), Ottru (civilian)
• Unique buildings: Manigramam, Anjuvannam
• Unique quarter: Five Hundred Lords
• Unique civics: Nagaram, Kanakam, Digvijaya, Monsoon Winds

Intro

Cornering all manner of trade and the transportation of religious people across the Indian Ocean, the Chola oversaw a vast network of merchants and naval vessels that brought Indic texts and traditions along with spices, ivory, ebony, and other trade goods. Their dominion extended at times to vassals across the sea, in Southeast Asia. But danger came from home, as neighboring kingdoms drove them into obscurity.

Strategy

TBA

Civilopedia entry

Chola (Civ7)/Civilopedia

Cities

Main article: Chola cities (Civ7)

Trivia

• The Chola civilization's symbol is the face of a Bengal tiger, the royal emblem of the Chola dynasty and a popular emblem of the Tamil people.
• The Chola civilization ability is based on the name of elite groups of merchants who dominated and controlled trade in South Asia.

Soundtrack

Main article: Soundtrack (Civ7)

Original track	Based on	Composed by	Performed by	Length
"The Chola Dynasty (Exploration Age)"	Pittā pirṟai sūṭi from the Thevaram	Sundarar, Anirudh Bharadwaj, Vani Ramamurthi, Ananya Ashok, Hrishikesh Chary, Rohan Krishnamurthy, & Geoff Knorr	Anirudh Bharadwaj, Vani Ramamurthi, Ananya Ashok, Hrishikesh Chary, Rohan Krishnamurthy, & Geoff Knorr	4:45

Gallery

Chola city in game

Videos

Chart your course with 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐀 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐀 in -Civ7

Chola teaser

Chola India - Exploration Civ Theme - Civilization VII Original Soundtrack

Chola India - Exploration Civ Theme

See also

• Chola in other games

External links

• https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/game-guide/civilizations/chola/

Civilization VII Civilizations [edit]
Antiquity	Aksumite Egyptian Greek Han Khmer Mauryan Maya Mississippian Persian Roman
Exploration	Abbasid Chola Hawaiian Incan Majapahit Ming Mongolian Norman Shawnee1 Songhai Spanish
Modern	American Buganda Imperial French Meiji Japanese Mexican Mughal Prussian Qing Russian Siamese
1 Requires DLC