Towards the end of his reign, he left the state in a peaceful place, leaving a legacy to secure his place in history.Īll hail Raja Raja of the Chola Dynasty! May your empire ever prosper! Raja Raja, your nation was a great one stretching from the Tungabhadra River downwards to the Indian Ocean. Rajaraja soon attacked neighbouring states, by land and sea, and put the Chola Empire in the best possession it had ever been in. However, he proved himself on the battlefield, and soon enough, his rise to power was complete.
Born Arulmozhi Varman, he was the third child of the king, and was never declared the crown prince. Rajaraja Chola I is considered one of the greatest ever Indian kings and possibly the greatest leader of the Chola. However, the empire soon fell into decline, and with constant harassment by the Pandyas, the Chola dynasty were gone by the end of the 13th century. The Chola grew as a trading empire, and reached the height of their power during the middle ages, through kings such as Rajaraja Chola I and Rajendra Chola I, both capable military and expansive leaders. While the exact origins of the Chola have never been discovered, they are believed to be descended from the Tamil dynasty, a similar culture in Southern India. The empire was founded on fertile ground around the Kaveri river, and continued to grow for most of their history.
For over 1000 years, the Chola dynasty lay at the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent.
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