5. Rajaraja Chola defeated the
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Rajaraja I, born Arulmoli Varman[3][4][5], often described as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola emperor (reigned c. 985–1014) chiefly remembered for reinstating the Chola power and ensuring its supremacy in south India and Indian Ocean.
Rajaraja I
Rājakesarī[1][2]
Mummudi Cholan[3]
Rajaraja Statue (cropped).jpg
Modern statue of Rajaraja Cholan in Thanjavur
Reign
c. 985 – c. 1014
Predecessor
Uttama Chola aka Madurantaka
Successor
Rajendra Chola I
Born
Arulmoḷi Varman
c. 947
Died
1014 (aged 66–67)
Issue
Rajendra Chola I
Kundavai
Mathevadigal[citation needed]
Ģangamādevī
Dynasty
Chola Dynasty
Father
Sundara Chola
Mother
Vanavanmahadevi
Religion
Hinduism
His extensive empire included the Pandya country (southern Tamil Nadu), the Chera country (Malabar Coast and western Tamil Nadu) and northern Sri Lanka. He also acquired the Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean. Campaigns against the Western Gangas (southern Karnataka) and Chalukyas extended the Chola influence as far as the Tungabhadra River. On the eastern coast he battled with the Chalukyas for the possession of Vengi (the Godavari districts).[6][7][8][9]
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