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Rajendra Chola I
Rajendra Chola I
or
Rajendra I
was a
Chola
king who ruled over the ancient
Tamil kingdom
in
India
. He is considered one of the greatest rulers and military generals of
India
. He succeeded his father
Rajaraja Chola I
in 1014
CE
. During his reign, he extended the influence of the Chola empire to the banks of the river
Ganga
in
North India
and across the
Indian ocean
to the West, making the Chola Empire as one of the most powerful empires of India. Rajendra’s conquests included the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
,
Sri Lanka
,
Maldives
, and he successfully invaded the territories of
Srivijaya
in
Malaysia
,
Southern Thailand
and
Indonesia
in
South East Asia
. The Cholas exacted tribute from
Thailand
and the
Khmer
kingdom of
Cambodia
. He defeated
Mahipala
, the
Pala
king of
Bengal
and
Bihar
, and to commemorate his victory he built a new capital city called
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
.
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