NationFirst | Unsung Warrior | Raja Raja Chola I (முதலாம் இராஜராஜ சோழன்)
Raja Raja Chola I, also known as Rajaraja the Great, was an Indian king from the Chola dynasty. He is referred to as Kulothunga Cholan or just as Rajaraja in some inscriptions and literature such as in the Sanskrit work "Nitisara".
Throughout his rule, he carried various conquest
In 994, during the Kandalur War, Rajaraja I managed to defeat a fleet belonging to a Chera king called Bhaskara Ravi Varman Thiruvadi.
He even defeated the Pandya king Amarabhujanga and captured the port of Virinam.
The year AD 1008, the Chola army led by Rajendra Chola I captured Udagai from Cheras.
Raja raja invaded the norther part of Sri Lanka in 993.
In 998 CE, Rajaraja captured the regions of Nolambapadi, Gangapadi and Tadigaipadi (present day Karnataka)
To commemorate his south Indian conquests, he assumed the powerful title of Mummudi Chola. This word was used by Tamil kings who ruled the three kingdoms of Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas.
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