INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Chola ruler who had subdued the Ganges and obtained the title ‘Gangai Konda Cholan’ was
A
Rajaraja Chola
B
Rajendra Chola I
C
Rajadhiraja Chola
D
Kulattunga
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

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 emerged victorious in the conquest of the Ganges, and in the commemoration of this event, he assumed the title ‘Gangai Konda Chola. It means the man who captured the Ganges and brought it to the South. Q. <!

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