Rajendra Chola assumed the title of 'Gangaikonda' after defeating.
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Rajendra Chola 1' assumed the title of 'Gangaikonda' and it means one who has conquered places up to the Ganga river. ... 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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Rajendra Chola 1' assumed the title of 'Gangaikonda' and it means one who has conquered places up to the Ganga river. ... He defeated Mahipala, the Pala king of Bengal and Bihar, and to commemorate his victory, he built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
Why did Rajendra Chola assume the title of Gangaikonda?
He defeated Mahipala, the Pala king of Gauda in present-day Bengal and Bihar, and to commemorate his victory he assumed the title of 'Gangaikondachola', literally the Chola who conquered the (kingdoms near) Ganga and also built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram, near present-day Mayiladudurai
When did Rajendra Chola assume the title of Gangaikonda?
1014 Rajendra Chola I was a Chola emperor of South India who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE. He assumed the title of Gangaikondachola because he conquered the kingdoms near Ganga and built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram.