In the post-Mauryan period, the techniques of cloth-making, silk- weaving, and the manufacture of luxury articles developed. Mathura was a great center for the manufacture of a special type of cloth which was called shataka.
Rajadhiraja was a great warrior. He always led from the front standing shoulder to shoulder with his men on front lines and earned the title of Jayamkonda Chola which means the victorious Chola King.