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Rajaraja was the son of Chola King Parantaka II, also known as Sundara Chola, and Queen Vanavan Mahadevi. [ 15 ] As recorded in the Thiruvalangadu copper-plate inscription, his birth name was Arun Mozhi Varman, meaning “The Word of Sun Clan.” [ 1 ] [ 16 ] He was born around 947 CE during the Tamil month of Aipassi , under the Sadhayam star ...
The Chola empire, though not as strong as between 850 and 1150, was still largely territorially intact under Rajaraja Chola II (1146–1175) a fact attested by the construction and completion of the third grand Chola architectural marvel, the chariot-shaped Airavatesvara Temple at Dharasuram on the outskirts of modern Kumbakonam.
The city of Thanjavur. Vijayalaya, a descendant of the Early Cholas, reestablished resp. founded the Chola empire in 848 CE. [10] Vijayalaya took an opportunity arising out of a conflict between the Pandya and Pallava empires in c. 850, captured Thanjavur from Muttarayar, and established the imperial line of the medieval Chola dynasty.
The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site [Getty Images] It's 1000 CE - the heart of the Middle Ages. Europe is in flux.
Built by Chola emperor Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Great Living Chola Temples", along with the Chola-era Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple, which are about 70 kilometres (43 mi) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) to its northeast respectively. [9]
The Chola central administration did show weaknesses with regard to their control and effective administration over the outlying parts of the empire, which became pronounced towards the end of Raja Raja-II's reign. However, Rajaraja regained adequate control of provinces like Vengi, Kalinga, Pandya and Chera territories.
Under Rajaraja Chola I and his son Rajendra Chola I, the dynasty became a military, economic and cultural power in Asia. [6]: 115 [3]: 215 Rajaraja Chola conquered peninsular South India, annexed parts of Sri Lanka and occupied the islands of the northernmost atolls of the Maldives.
It has a eulogy that talks about Rajaraja I, "who defeated the Nolambas, the Gangas and the Vengai Nadu", "beheading the Malai Alarkal of Kandalur Salai". [7] According to the newspaper report, it also describes that Rajaraja I built a mantapa platform there, that he [Rajaraja I] split in two a naval vessel belonging to the Chera king and that ...