Chola Expedition against Srivijaya (1020)

Timeline

1. 1020Nagapattinam · Tamil NaduThe Chola Empire assembled warships and land forces at ports such as Nagapattinam, sailing east across the Bay of Bengal toward the Srivijaya polity controlling strait trade.
2. 1020Palembang · IndonesiaThe Chola fleet reached Sumatra, attacking the Srivijaya capital Palembang and subordinate ports, burning fortresses and seizing large amounts of spoils, severely weakening Srivijaya's maritime supremacy.
3. 1020–1021Thanjavur · Tamil NaduThe expeditionary force returned to South India with its spoils; Rajendra distributed rewards at Thanjavur and elsewhere and had inscriptions carved in commemoration, receiving titles such as 'Conqueror' to display maritime supremacy.