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The power and the prestige the Cholas had among political powers in South, Southeast, and East Asia at its peak is evident in their expeditions to the Ganges, naval raids on cities of the Srivijaya Empire on the island of Sumatra, and their repeated embassies to China. [3] The Chola fleet represented the peak of ancient Indian maritime capacity ...
The Chola dynasty [a] (Tamil: [t͡ʃoːɻɐr]) was a Tamil dynasty originating from Southern India. At its height, it ruled over the Chola Empire, an expansive maritime empire. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka of the Maurya Empire.
The Chola Empire at its greatest extent, during the reign of Rajendra Chola I in 1030 CE Section of Tabula Peutingeriana, the Roman map from 300 CE, depicting South Indian peninsula and Sri Lanka (Insula Taprobane) Names, routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st century CE) The Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu ...
The mandalams of the Chola empire, c. 11th century. [1] A mandalam (maṇḍalam meaning circle; [2] also known as pāḍi) was the largest territorial division during the Chola dynasty. At its height, the state was divided into nine mandalams which included areas in Sri Lanka and other conquered areas. [3]
Rajendra Chola II (997 CE – 1064 CE) often referred to as Rajendradeva Chola was a Chola emperor who reigned from 1052 CE to 1064 CE. Rajendra II succeeded his brother Rajadhiraja I after his death at the Battle of Koppam . [ 3 ]
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This is a list of transcontinental former countries, i.e. countries which covered land on two or more continents, including islands associated with a continent other than the one where the country was based.
At its peak, the Chola Empire stretched from the island of Sri Lanka in the south to the Godavari basin in the north. [27] The kingdoms along the east coast of India up to the river Ganges acknowledged Chola suzerainty. [28] Chola navies invaded and conquered Srivijaya and Srivijaya was the largest empire in Maritime Southeast Asia. [29]