INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rajendra I raided the Ganga Valley and defeated Mahipal the Pala king of Bengal. To commemorate his victory, he founded a city and named it Gangaikonda Cholapuram.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rajendra Chola, the son of Rajaraja Chola I, extended the Chola empire towards the north, through Kalinga to Bengal. To commemorate his victory, he gave himself the title of “Gangaikondachola” which means “the Chola who conquered the Ganga".

Detailed explanation-3: -Rajendra I, according to Tamil tradition, thereafter assumed the name of Gangaikonda Cholan, meaning the one who conquered the Ganges. He established Gangaikonda Cholapuram as his capital from the medieval Chola capital of Thanjavur, which would go on to become the capital for the next 250 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -To commemorate the occasion of extending the Chola empire in the north and for having conquered the Ganga, he gave himself the title ‘Gangaikondan’. Q. Which of the following was not one of the titles assumed by the Chola king Rajendra?

Detailed explanation-5: -Rajendra Chola I was a Chola emperor of South India who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE. He assumed the title of Gangaikondachola because he conquered the kingdoms near Ganga and built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram.