Rajaditya Chola (fl. mid-10th century AD) was a Chola prince, son of king Parantaka I (r. 907–955) and a Chera princess ( Ko Kizhan Adigal), known for...
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Srikalahasteeswara temple (category Chola architecture)
Rajendra Chola I and other Chola emperors such as Rajaditya Chola, Rajaraja Chola I, Rajadhiraja Chola I, Kulottunga Chola I, Kulottunga Chola III, and...
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under Krishna III and the Cholas' heir apparent Rajaditya Chola was killed in the Battle of Takkolam, in which the Cholas lost Tondaimandalam region...
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The Chola dynasty (Tamil: [t͡ʃoːɻɐr]) was a Tamil dynasty originating from southern India. At its height, it ruled over the Chola Empire, an expansive...
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a Chera princess (hence a half-brother to prince Rajaditya). As per the Anbil plates of Sundara Chola, Arinjaya's mother was the daughter of Paluvettaraiyar...
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Gandaraditya (redirect from Gandaraditya Chola)
Ganga Butuga, and the defeat of the Chola army at Takkolam resulting in the death of heir-apparent Rajaditya Chola (the first in line to the throne - "aanai...
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Parantaka I (redirect from Parantaka Chola I)
waged war against Cholas, so Parantaka sent an army under his son Rajaditya but the Cholas were defeated and crown prince Rajaditya was killed in the...
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Rajendra I (redirect from Rajendra Chola)
Kondan (Middle Tamil: Kaṭāram Koṇṭāṉ; lit. 'Conqueror of Kedah'), was a Chola Emperor who reigned from 1014 and 1044 CE. He was born in Thanjavur to Rajaraja...
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Kulottunga I (redirect from Kulothunga Chola-I)
Kulottunga Chola I (/kʊˈloʊtʊŋɡə/; Middle Tamil: Kulōttuṅka Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Kulottuṅgā Cōḷa; 1025–1122) also spelt Kulothunga (lit. 'The Exalter...
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Vijayalaya Chola (r. 847 – 871 CE; Tamil: விசயாலய சோழன், romanized: Vicayālaya Cōḻaṉ) founded the Imperial Chola Empire. He ruled over the region to the...
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Battle of Takkolam (category Battles involving the Chola Empire)
engagement between a contingent of troops led by Rajaditya, crown prince and eldest son of the Chola king Parantaka I (907–955), and another led by the...
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Vikrama Chola, known as Kō Parakēsari Varman, was a 12th-century ruler (r. c. 1118–1135 CE) of the Chola Empire in southern India. He succeeded his father...
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Aditya I (redirect from Athiththa Chola)
Aditya Chola I, the son of Vijayalaya Chola, was the Chola king who laid the foundation of the Chola Empire with the conquest of the Pallava Kingdom and...
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Aditha Karikalan (redirect from Aditha Karikala Chola)
Karikalan, was a Chola prince who lived in the 10th century in India. He was born in Tirukoilur and was the eldest son of Parantaka Chola II. He was the...
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Rajaraja I (redirect from Raja Raja Chola)
was a Chola emperor who reigned from 985 CE to 1014 CE. He is known for his conquests of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka, and increasing Chola influence...
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Rajendra III (redirect from Rajendra Chola III)
Rajendra Chola III came to the Chola throne in 1246 CE. Rajendra began to take effective control over the administration, and epigraphs of Rajendra Chola III...
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Parantaka II (redirect from Sundara chola)
Parantaka II (r. 958 – 973 CE) was a Chola emperor. He is also known as Sundara Chola[clarification needed] as he was considered an epitome of male beauty...
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period of the imperial Cholas (c. 850 CE – 1250 CE) in South India was an age of continuous improvement and refinement of Chola art and architecture. They...
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Rajaraja III (redirect from Rajaraja Chola III)
Rajaraja Chola III succeeded Kulothunga Chola III on the Chola throne in July 1216 CE. Rajaraja came to the throne of a kingdom much reduced in size as...
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Karikala (redirect from Karikala Chola)
referred to as Karikala the Great, was a Tamil Emperor of the Early Cholas of the Chola dynasty who ruled ancient Tamilakam (Modern day Tamil Nadu in Southern...
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Kulothunga II (redirect from Kulothunga Chola II)
(died 1150 CE) was a Chola Emperor from 1133 CE to 1150 CE. He succeeded Vikrama Chola to the throne in 1135 CE. Vikrama Chola made Kulothunga his heir...
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Kulothunga III (redirect from Kulottunga Chola III)
Kulothunga III was a Chola emperor who ruled from 1178 to 1218 CE, after succeeding his elder brother Rajadhiraja II. Kulothunga Chola III gained success...
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The Chola military (Tamil: சோழர் படை) was the combined armed forces of the Chola Empire organized during two separate Tamil golden ages, the Sangam Period...
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Kumar, was a Chola Emperor who ruled from 970 CE to 985 CE in present-day Tamil Nadu, India. According to Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra Chola, Madhurantaka...
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The Early Cholas were a Tamil kingdom of the Chola dynasty - pre and post Sangam period (600 BCE–300 CE). It was one of the three main kingdoms of Tamilakam...
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early Chola kings are recorded history of early Chola rulers of Sangam period in Tamil literature and Sangam literature. The other source of early Chola history...
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Telugu Chodas (redirect from Telugu Cholas)
KAKATIYAS CHODAS EASTERN GANGAS YADAVAS PANDYAS CHOLAS HOYSALAS KADAMBAS CHERAS The Telugu Chodas or Telugu Cholas were rulers who ruled parts of present-day...
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Rajadhiraja I (redirect from Rajadhiraja Chola I)
Rajadhiraja Chola I (994 CE - 1052 CE) was a Chola emperor, as the successor of his father, Rajendra I. He was the only Chola emperor who was killed while...
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Virarajendra (redirect from Virarajendra Chola)
Rajadittapuram, named after his great predecessor Rajaditya Chola. [citation needed] Virarajendra Chola died in early 1070 CE.[citation needed] He probably...
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Rajendra II (redirect from Rajendra Chola II)
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...
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