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    Rajaraja I (Middle Tamil: Rājarāja Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Rājarāja Śōḷa; 947 CE – 1014 CE), also known as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola emperor who...
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    Emperor who reigned from 1014 and 1044 CE. He was born in Thanjavur to Rajaraja I and his queen Vanathi and assumed royal power as co-regent with his father...
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  • on Ramanathan's play of the same name about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja I, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan in the title role and was the first Tamil...
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    Rajendra I. His father was king Rajaraja Narendra of the Eastern Chalukya dynasty who was the nephew of Rajendra and maternal grandson of Rajaraja I. According...
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    Brihadishvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram (lit. 'Lord of Rajaraja') by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil (lit. 'Thanjavur Big Temple')...
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    chieftains of the Chola emperors Rajaraja I and Rajendra I and chief of the Samanthas of Chittoor and also the husband of Rajaraja's elder sister Kunthavai Pirattiyar...
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    spelled Kanthaloor salai, was a naval engagement of the Cholas under Rajaraja I (985—1014 CE) against the "salai" at Kandalur in Trivandrum Kerala. The...
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    She was born in Tirukoilur and was the elder sister of Chola emperor Rajaraja I. She had title as Ilaiyapirātti Kundavai Nachiyar. However when her husband...
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    (under Rajendra I) c.1055 CE (under Rajendra II) c.1065 CE (under Virarajendra Chola) Under Rajaraja Chola I and his son Rajendra Chola I, the dynasty became...
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    culture. Sharada Pub. House, 1998. p. 23. Early Chola temples: Parantaka I to Rajaraja I, A.D. 907–985, page 64 South Indian Inscriptions: Miscellaneous inscriptions...
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    Rajaraja II was a Chola emperor who reigned from 1150 to 1173. He was made his heir apparent and Co-Regent in 1146 and so the inscriptions of Rajaraja...
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    Thiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra Chola I there was question on ascension and Arulmozhivarman, the future Rajaraja I, chose to step aside for his paternal...
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    the eldest son of Parantaka Chola II. He was the elder brother of Rajaraja Chola I and Kundavai. He was called Virapandiyan Thalai Konda Koparakesari...
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    His period was famous for its social and cultural heritage. During Rajaraja Chola I's reign, Rajahmahendravaram was sacked by the Western Chalukya. The...
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  • There is also a conjecture by one R.V. Srinivasan made in 1971 that Rajaraja I and his sister Kundavai were responsible for the killing. However, no...
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    built by Rajaraja I. Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built by Rajendra Chola I. Airavatesvara Temple at Kumbakonam, built by Rajaraja II. The...
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    Rajaraja Chola III succeeded Kulothunga Chola III on the Chola throne in July 1216 CE. Rajaraja came to the throne of a kingdom much reduced in size as...
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    907 and 1215 CE. Under Rajaraja I and his successors Rajendra I, Rajadhiraja I, Rajendra II, Virarajendra, and Kulothunga Chola I, the empire became a military...
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    and was followed by Raja Raja Chola I, the greatest Chola monarch.[citation needed] Under Rajaraja I and Rajendra I, the Chola Empire reach its Imperial...
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    Nadu now it is called as Karur. He lived during the reign of the king Rajaraja I. According to the evidence from the Saint Agathiyar’s work "Agathiyar-12000"...
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  • Tharani. Ponniyin Selvan: I dramatises the early life of Chola prince Arunmozhi Varman, who would become the renowned emperor Rajaraja I (947–1014). In the film...
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  • continues to follow the prince Arulmozhi Varman (who would become the emperor Rajaraja I) and his family as they deal with threats to the Chola Empire. Ponniyin...
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    conquest started with the invasion of the Anuradhapura Kingdom in 993 CE by Rajaraja I when he sent a large Chola army to conquer the kingdom and absorb it into...
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  • after his cousin Sundara Chola. From the death of Parantaka I, to the accession of Rajaraja I in 985 CE, Chola history is obscure. During this period of...
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    related to the Chola Kings. While Someshvara-I did destabilise Vengi by temporarily displacing Rajaraja Narendra, this act also initially disturbed Chola...
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    shrine, there is an inscription from the 13th year reign of the king, Rajaraja I Cholan, indicating stipulation of delivering paddy to the temple by a...
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    was located in the Ay kingdom. The salai was sacked by Chola emperor Rajaraja I (985–1014 CE) in c. 988 CE. Historians assume that the Ay were a leading...
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    Bharatanatyam, the Tamil heritage, page 42 Middle Chola temples: Rajaraja I to Kulottunga I (A.D. 985–1070), page 266 Archaeology and art: Krishna Deva felicitation...
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  • Volume I, Inscription no. 94". inscriptions.lk. Retrieved 14 December 2023. Paranavitana, Senarath (1970). "Inscriptions of Ceylon - Volume I, Inscription...
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    nandavanams for supplying flowers for daily rituals. Stone inscriptions of Rajaraja I at Thanjavur gives details of patronage bestowed by royals to the conservation...
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