GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -During the period of 1010–1153 CE, the Chola territories stretched from the Maldives in the south to the banks of the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh as the northern limit. Rajaraja Chola conquered peninsular South India, annexed part of the Rajarata kingdom in present-day Sri Lanka, and occupied Maldives islands.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas were the most powerful three kingdoms to have ruled during the Sangam Age, which was the period between the first century BCE to the end of the second century CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chalukya Dynasty One of the first kings of the Chalukyan dynasty was Pulakeshin I. He ruled from Badami in Karnataka. His son Pulakeshin II became the king of the Chalukyan empire in 610 CE and ruled until 642 CE.