INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Vijayalaya Chola (Tamil: ) was a king of South India ( r. 847 – 871 CE) who founded the imperial Chola Empire. He ruled over the region to the north of the river Kaveri. Vijayalaya Chola is one of the descendants of famous Sangam age Chola king Karikala Chola.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vijayalaya was the founder of the Imperial Chola dynasty which was the beginning of one of the most splendid empires in Indian history. Vijayalaya, possibly a feudatory of the Pallava dynasty, took an opportunity arising out of a conflict between the Pandya dynasty and Pallava dynasty in c.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cholas formed one of three ruling families in Tamil-speaking south India during the first two centuries CE. In the mid-ninth century the family came to dominate the region, building an empire that would last more than four hundred years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cholas are called imperial Cholas because they managed to establish an empire of their own with the capital based at Tanjore. Their empire would comprise most of south India giving birth to one of the prominent dynasties of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The dynasty originated in the rich Kaveri (Cauvery) River valley. Uraiyur (now Tiruchchirappalli) was its oldest capital. The legendary King Karikalan was the common ancestor through whom small Deccan and Andhra families called Chola or Coda claimed a connection with the Uraiyur family.