Question

Who among the following kings got the Brihadeshwara temple built at Thanjavur?
1. Aaraajit
2. Raja Chola
3. Uttam Chola
4. Vijayalaya Chola

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Raja Chola

The correct answer is Raja Chola.

• Raja Chola got the Brihadeshwara temple built at Thanjavur.
  • This South Indian style is most fully realized both in scale and detail in the Brihadeshwara temple built between 1003 and 1010 by the Chola king Rajaraja I.
  • Built by Tamil king Raja Raja Chola I between 1003 and 1010 AD, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Great Living Chola Temples", along with the Chola dynasty era Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple.

• Rajaraja I, born Arulmoli Varman, often described as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola emperor and was the most powerful king in the south at his time chiefly remembered for reinstating the Chola power and ensuring its supremacy in south India and the Indian Ocean.
• Brihadishvara Temple locally known as Thanjai Periya Kovil, and also called Rajarajeswaram, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located on the South Bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.