Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following Chola ruler built a temple for goddess Nishumbhasudini?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Vijayalaya.
Key Points
- Around the ninth century AD, the Muttaraiyar, a small main dynasty, ruled the Kaveri delta.
- They served the Pallava kings of Kanchipuram as their subjects.
- In the middle of the ninth century, Vijayalaya, a member of the ancient mainly Chola family from Uraiyur, conquered the delta from the Muttaraiyar.
- He created the town of Thanjavur as well as a shrine dedicated to Nishumbhasudini.
- The Chola empire was thought to have been founded by Vijayalaya.
Additional Information
- Vijayalaya's successors expanded the kingdom's borders by conquest, increasing its size and power.
- Rajaraja I, regarded as the most powerful Chola emperor, established control over the majority of the southern regions in 985 after ascending to the throne.
- Rajendra I, the son of Rajaraja, carried on his father's policies and even launched raids against the Ganga valley, Sri Lanka, and nations in Southeast Asia while building a navy to support these operations.
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