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Kulothunga Chola I

Type Figure Region India Time c. 1070–1122 Also known as Kulothunga Chola I、Kulottunga Chola I、Rajendra Chalukya

Kulothunga Chola I (c.1070–1122), Chola emperor r.1070–1122, of Eastern Chalukya origin, uniting South India's two great powers.

Timeline

  1. c. 1070Eastern Chalukya · Andhra PradeshKulothunga came from the Eastern Chalukya ruling family, originally named Rajendra Chalukya. In 1070 he was acclaimed emperor amid a Chola succession crisis, marking consolidation of the alliance between the two great families.
  2. 1070–1122Thanjavur · Tamil NaduReigning over fifty years, he unified Chola and Chalukya power in South India. In the 1190s the empire's borders stabilized, he maintained suzerainty over Sri Lanka, carried out land and administrative reforms, and promoted Tamil literature and religious culture.

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