Question

how did the cholas rise to power

Answer 1

Raraja 1 and Rajendra 1 were the most powerful chola leaders.a minor chiefly family known as the Muttaraiyar  held power in kaveri delta.they were subordinate to the pallava kings of kanchipuram.vijayala,who belonged to the ancient chiefly family of cholas from Uraiyur,captured the delta from the Muttaraiyar in the middle of the 9th century.the succesors of vijayalaya conquered the neighbouring regions and the kingdom grew in size and power