Question

The generals of ______________ conquered land upto Ganges, while his admirals established their authority over several overseas territories including Ceylon, Nicobar islands and parts of the Malaya Peninsula.
1. Rajendra Chola I
2. Rajaraja I
3. Someshvara III
4. Vikramaditya Vikramaditya IV

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Rajendra Chola I

The correct answer is Rajendra Chola I.

• Rajendra Chola I was a Chola emperor of the South Indian Chola empire, who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I to the throne in 1014 CE.
• He extended the influence of the Chola empire to the banks of the river Ganga in North India.
• He Captured and Controlled the Whole Indian ocean and South India.
• The present-day of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal were the part of the Chola Empire.

• He brought holy Ganga water and a new capital was founded near Thanjavur, named Gangaikondacholapuram. He offered this holy Ganga water to this temple.
• King Rajaraja Chola II built the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram.
• Rajendra-1 took away Madurai from Pandya Kings and Kerala territories from Chera Kings and appointed his son as Viceroy of this region.