HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Parantaka-I
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Rajaraja-I
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Rajendra-I
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Both B and C above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rajendra I was the successor of Rajaraja I . He made his naval bigger and stronger. His naval expeditions to South-East-Asia was the first to be undertaken by an Indian king.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rajaraja Chola I and Rajendra Chola I were the greatest rulers of the Chola dynasty, extending it beyond the traditional limits of a Tamil kingdom.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rajaraja was aware of the importance of controlling the sea. He decided to show his strength along the coasts of South India. So, he took out a naval expedition and attacked both Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in world history. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka of the Maurya Empire.
Detailed explanation-5: –Rajendra Chola III was the last ruler of the Chola Dynasty. He ruled between the period 1246 to 1279 AD. Rajendra took effective control of the dynasty and came to the throne and defeated his brother. The civil war between the two brothers came to an end after Rajendra III killed his brother, Rajarara III.