Briefly mention the political features of Rajaraja I.
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The Chola kingdom was relatively small when Rajaraja started to take part in political affairs. His elder brother, Aditya Karikala, had been assassinated, his uncle was eyeing the throne and confusion prevailed all round. Rajaraja is said to have given up on the throne and instead took to the battlefield to strengthen the Chola frontiers.
This helped him expand the empire far and wide after he took over the reins circa 985 AD. His conquests and expansion of the kingdom is well documented in his ‘Meikeerthi’ - ‘true achievements’.
Rajaraja is the first king to institutionalise the process, putting the correct information about the victories in the form of verses. Most of his inscriptions start with this ‘Meikeerthi’.
However, his magnanimity can be understood by the fact that he didn’t name any of the kings but mentions only the places conquered by him. Even his son, Rajendra, didn’t follow this as his Meikeerthi style and has the names of all the kings defeated by him.
This helped him expand the empire far and wide after he took over the reins circa 985 AD. His conquests and expansion of the kingdom is well documented in his ‘Meikeerthi’ - ‘true achievements’.
Rajaraja is the first king to institutionalise the process, putting the correct information about the victories in the form of verses. Most of his inscriptions start with this ‘Meikeerthi’.
However, his magnanimity can be understood by the fact that he didn’t name any of the kings but mentions only the places conquered by him. Even his son, Rajendra, didn’t follow this as his Meikeerthi style and has the names of all the kings defeated by him.
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