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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 I (Middle Tamil: Rājarāja Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Rājarāja Śōḷa; 3 November 947 – January/February 1014), [1] [3] also known as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola emperor who reigned from 985 CE to 1014 CE.
The Battle of Koppam was fought between the Medieval Chola kings Rajadhiraja Chola I and Rajendra Chola II with the Chalukya king Someshvara I in 1054, or in 1052 according to Sen. [1] Though the Cholas were successful in the battle, the king and supreme commander, Rajadhiraja I lost his life in the battlefield and was succeeded to the throne by his younger brother, Rajendra Chola II.
Rajendra appointed his son Rajadhiraja as heir apparent to the Chola throne in 1018. [16] Large military expeditions, like the Pandya and Chalukya wars, were carried out by Rajadhiraja. [ 91 ] The prominent officials of the time were:
Rajadhiraja: 1018–1054: Rajendra II: 1051–1063: ... [1] The Chola army went ... in present-day Madhya Pradesh. Masunidesam, Maduraimandalam, Namanaikkonam and ...
RajadhiRaja (transl. King of Kings) is a 2014 Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Ajai Vasudev, written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas and produced by Good Line Productions. [1] The film stars Mammootty, alongside Joy Mathew, Siddique, Joju George, Raai Laxmi, Mukesh Khanna, Raza Murad, Sijoy Varghese, Rahul Dev and Nawab Shah.
Cholas inflicted several defeats on the Western Chalukyas. The frontier mostly remained at the Tungabhadra River for both kingdoms and resulted in the death of king Rajadhiraja. Rajendra's reign was followed by those of three of his sons in succession; Rajadhiraja I, Rajendra II, and Virarajendra. In his eagerness to restore Chola hegemony over ...
Rajadhiraja responded by sending a powerful force led by commander Pallavarayar. The Chola Army met the Polonnaruwa forces in a couple of pitched battles at Kilenilaya (identified with the modern-day Kilnilai) and Ponnamaravathi.In addition to the Cholas, Kulasekhara appealed to some Kongu chieftains, who helped him mobilize his forces. [14]