Chola Imperial Campaigns (1130s)

Timeline

1. 1133–1135Thanjavur · Tamil NaduAfter succeeding to the throne, Vikrama Chola put internal affairs in order, continuing large-scale temple construction and local administrative reforms, consolidating the core ruling base in the Kaveri River basin.
2. 1136–1138Around Madurai · Tamil NaduChola forces continued to press the Pandya remnants and local South Indian polities, maintaining suzerainty over the Tamil region through frontier campaigns and the vassal system.
3. 1137–1140Indian Ocean—Sri Lanka waters · Sri LankaChola fleets and merchant ships remained active on Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean routes, maintaining tributary and trade contacts with Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian vassal states, embodying the character of a maritime empire.