Rajendra Chola I

Rajendra Chola I ( Tamil இராஜேந்திர சோழன் Irājēntira Colan, † 1044 ) was King of the Tamil Chola Empire of.

He was the son of Rajaraja I and his co-regent from 1012. In 1014 he took the throne of his father. During his reign, he expanded his empire to the river Ganges in the north and the Bay of Bengal. Rajendra advanced control of Burma, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Maldives, conquered Srivijaya (Sumatra, Java and Malaya in South East Asia) and Pegu islands with his fleet of ships. He defeated Mahipala, the Pala king of Bengal and Bihar. To commemorate his victory he built a new capital called Gangaikonda Cholapuram. Tamil Chola armies exacted tribute from Thailand and the Khmer kingdom of Cambodia. Rajendra was the first Indian ruler who was able to transport his army on ships. He also built a temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram for the Hindu god Shiva, similar to the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, built by Rajaraja Chola.

Co-regent

Rajaraja Chola had made ​​AD 1012 AD Crown Prince Rajendra for co-regent. Both father and son ruled as equals in recent years deceases before Rajarajas. Rajendra has always been at the forefront of some of Rajaraja campaigns, as against Vengi and Kalinga towards the end of his reign.

Conquests overseas

In the 14th year of his reign ( 1025), the Chola army attacked the Srivijaya kingdom of his king under Sangrama Vijayatungavarman. Kedaram, the capital of the maritime kingdom of Srivijaya was conquered by Rajendras army and captured the king. Just as Kadaram Pannai were taken in present-day Sumatra and Malaiyur in the Malay Peninsula.

Sangarama Vijayatungavarman was the son of Mara Vijayatungavarman the Sailendra dynasty. Srivijaya Kingdom was near Palembang in Sumatra.