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प्रश्न
King Rajendra I (1014-1044 AD) raised the Chola empire to the pinnacle of glory. In this context explain:
His main Conquests.
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उत्तर
His main Conquests: About 1017 AD, he annexed the whole of Sri Lanka. He organised the Pandya and Kerala territories and the Island of Sri Lanka into regular provinces of his empire. His armies marched through the northern region as far as the Ganga Valley. He overpowered Orissa and a portion of Eastern Bengal. To commemorate this event, he adopted the title of Gangaikonda and built a new Capital called Gangaikonda-Cholapuram, identified with Gangakundapuram. In 1025 AD, he despatched a naval expedition for the conquest of king Shailendra’s territories of Java and Sumatra.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What names were given to the following territorial divisions of the Chola kingdom:
District
Mention any two duties assigned to a village assembly under the Cholas.
Discuss people’s social life under Imperial Cholas with reference to:
Caste System
Why did Rajaraja undertake a naval expedition against Ceylon and Maldives?
Name any three great rulers of the Chola dynasty.
Name one important literary source that gives information about the Cholas. Name the author of this text and the ruler, whose exploits it describes.
Who finally defeated the Cholas?
With reference to the Chola period explain the following:
The three types of village assemblies.
With reference to the Chola Administration, write short notes on:
Local Self-Government
With reference to Chola literature, write on the following:
Kalingattuparani
