Rajaraja Chola I
Rajaraja Chola I
Rajaraja Chola I
Rajaraja Chola I
985 – 1014 · HEREDITARY
Chola Empire(848 – 1279)
Imperial Cholas
South India's great maritime empire of the Kaveri delta.
What you need to know
- Maritime empire reaching Southeast Asia
- Peak under Rajaraja I and Rajendra I
- Local self-government and grand temples
Ruler succession
Events
A Southern Thalassocracy
p>The Chola Empire (848–1279) was a rare Indian sea power, its fleets projecting force across the Bay of Bengal to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. At home it was renowned for a sophisticated system of village and local self-government recorded in temple inscriptions.</p>
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