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Kulothunga Chola I

Type Figure Region Tamil Nadu Time c. 1070–1120 Also known as Kulothunga Chola I、Kulottunga I、库洛通加一世、Rajendra Chalukya

Kulothunga Chola I (c.1070–1120), Chola emperor, acceded in the 1070s and reigned over half a century, integrating Tamil Nadu and Andhra regions.

Timeline

  1. 1115–1120Thanjavur · Tamil NaduIn his later years Kulothunga I maintained imperial order centered on Thanjavur, continued patronage of temples and local administration, and handled border relations with Hoysala, Pandya and other southern states, bringing the Chola golden age to a close.
  2. 1120Chola Empire · IndiaKulothunga I died in 1120, ending a reign of half a century. The throne passed to his grandson Vikrama Chola, ushering the Chola dynasty into a new ruling cycle of the 1120s, closely linked to the subsequent Vikrama period's domestic and foreign affairs.

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