Rajendra Chola's Ganges Campaign (1015)

Name: Rajendra Chola's Ganges Campaign (1015)
Start: 1014
End: 1015

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1014–1015

Around 1014–1015 CE, Chola king Rajendra I launched a grand northern campaign sweeping the Ganges basin and Bengal states, defeating many local ruler…

Timeline

1014Thanjavur · Tamil NaduRajendra I assembled army and naval forces at the Chola capital Thanjavur, advancing north across the Deccan Plateau toward the fractured states of the Ganges basin.
1014–1015Ganges basin · IndiaChola forces defeated numerous northern Indian and Bengal rulers along the way, captured forts and cities, seized wealth and prisoners, and shipped the spoils south.
1015Gangaikondacholapuram · Tamil NaduThe returning army brought sacred Ganges water south, holding grand Ganga ceremonies at places like Gangaikonda; Rajendra received the title 'Lord of the Waters of the Ganges,' proclaiming his northern victory.

Sources

South Indian Inscriptions, Vol. II — Archaeological Survey of India (1891)
The Cholas — K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1955)