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{{Infobox flag<br />
| Name = Chola Flag<br />
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| Image = Flag of Chola Kingdom.png<br />
| Nickname = (''Chola Empire Flag'')<br />
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| Symbol = Tiger<br />
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| Adoption = ''c.'' 300 BCE<br />
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The '''Flag of Chola''' or '''Tiger Flag''' ({{Langx|ta|புலி கொடி}}) was used by the Tamil [[Chola dynasty]]. The Tiger or Jumping Tiger was the royal emblem of the Cholas and was depicted on coins, seals and banners. On the coins of [[Uttama Chola]], the Chola Tiger was shown sitting between the twin fish of [[Pandya]] and the bow of [[Chera dynasty|Chera]]. The flag of Chola is mentioned in [[Periya Puranam]],<ref name="PeriyaPuranam">[http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l41C1/l41C1per.jsp?sno=51 Sekkizhar: “Chola of Cauvery country]</ref> which was compiled during the 12th century by [[Sekkizhar]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=11FYACaVySoC&dq=book+kader+mohideen&pg=PA6 Glimpses of life in 12th century South India]</ref><br />
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The [[Periya Puranam]] has following mention about Chola flag: <ref name="PeriyaPuranam" /><br />
{{cquote|''பாட்டியற் றமிழுரை பயின்ற வெல்லையுட்''<br /><br />
''கோட்டுயர் பனிவரைக் குன்றி னுச்சியிற்''<br /><br />
''சூட்டிய வளர்புலிச் சோழர் காவிரி''<br /><br />
''நாட்டியல் பதனையா னவில லுற்றனன்.'' <br /><br />
- ''பெரியபுராணம்''}}<br />
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==Contemporary derivatives==<br />
The [[Flag of Tamil Eelam]] was inspired by the Chola flag.<ref>Daya Somasundaram (11.02.2014) ''Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society'', SAGE Publications India, p. 73.</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Flag of Pandya]]<br />
* [[Flag of Pallava]]<br />
* [[Flags of Tamils]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Flags of Tamils|Chola]]<br />
[[Category:Obsolete national flags|Chola]]<br />
[[Category:Flags displaying animals|Chola]]<br />
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