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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 first Tamil embassy to the court of the Song Emperor was sent by Rajaraja I in 1015. [10] This was followed by a second embassy by his son, Rajendra I, in 1033 and a third by Kulottunga I in 1077. [10] The Chola Empire did not establish its direct rule over South-East Asia though they might have levied a periodic tribute. [10]
Chola official Tali Kumaran erected a Siva temple called Rajarajeshvara ("Lord of Rajaraja") in the town Mahatittha – modern Mantota, Mannar – which was renamed Rajaraja-pura. [32] Chola-occupied territories on the island were named Mummudicholamandalam after Mummudi Chola or Rajaraja I, Rajendra's father.
The word Keralantakan was the surname of king Rajaraja who built it. About a 100 metres (330 ft) ahead is the inner courtyard gopuram called the Rajarajan tiruvasal. This is more decorated than the Keralantakan tiruvasal, such as with its adhishthanam relief work narrating scenes from the Puranas and other Hindu texts. [29]
[1] [3] The exact location of Kandalur—somewhere south Kerala—is a subject of scholarly debate. [1] [3] The above (988 CE) event is sometimes assumed to be identical with the "conquest of Vizhinjam by a general of Rajaraja [I]", before the "burning of Lanka", described in the Tiruvalangadu Grant/Plates. [1]
The Chola conquest of Anuradhapura was a military invasion of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura by the Chola Empire.The period of Chola entrenchment in entire Sri Lanka lasted in total about three-quarters of a century, from roughly 993 CE (the date of Rajaraja's first invasion) to 1070 CE, when Vijayabahu I recaptured the north,east and central Sri lanka and expelled the Chola forces restoring ...
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 leading his army in war, and although he had a short reign, he helped his father conquer several territories as well as to maintain the Chola authority over most of Sri Lanka, Eastern Chalukya and Kalinga, among others.
Rajaraja had support in the throne from the Cholas, whose influence grew significantly. ... King Reign (CE) 1: Brahma Pala: 900–920 2: Ratna Pala: 920–960 3 ...