South Indian kingdoms were once maritime powers who traded with Rome and exerted their influence over large parts of South Asia through their navy. Recommended

South Indian kingdoms were once maritime powers who traded with Rome and exerted their influence over large parts of South Asia through their navy. Recommended reading: Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa: Reflections on the Chola Naval Expeditions to Southeast Asia - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-southeast-asian-studies/article/abs/asia-nagapattinam-to-suvarnadwipa-reflections-on-the-chola-naval-expeditions-to-southeast-asia-edited-by-hermann-kulke-k-kesavapany-and-vijay-sekhuja-singapore-institute-of-southeast-asian-studies-2009-pp-xxv-337-illustrations-index/4CD43254EAFCE33C530CBF9ADBE520FC https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-southeast...