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Rajaraja Chola I

Type Figure Region South India Time c. 947–1014 Also known as Rajaraja Chola I、Arulmozhivarman、Rajaraja the Great

Rajaraja Chola I (c. 947–1014) was one of the greatest monarchs of the Chola dynasty.…

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  1. c. 947–985Thanjavur · Tamil NaduBorn into the Chola royal family, he was known in his early years as Arulmozhivarman. He grew up under the rule of his father Sundara Chola, receiving military and administrative training that laid the foundation for his later unification of South India.
  2. 985–1010Thanjavur · Tamil NaduAfter acceding, he conquered the Pandyas, Kerala, and northern Sri Lanka. Between 1001 and 1010 he continued consolidating the empire's territory, built the Brihadeeswarar Temple (Great Temple of Thanjavur), and dispatched fleets to the Malay Peninsula and Southeast Asia, establishing Chola maritime hegemony.
  3. 1010–1014Thanjavur · Tamil NaduIn his later years he entrusted some military expeditions to crown prince Rajendra, continuing to refine administrative and religious institutions. He died in 1014 and was succeeded by Rajendra Chola I.

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