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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2023 — General Studies · Question 62 of 200

Q62
History of IndiaEarly Medieval India: Palas, Rajputs & the South
Name the Chola king who adopted the title of 'Gangaikonda'.
  1. a.Rajendra Chola I
  2. b.Rajraj I
  3. c.Rajadhiraj Chola
  4. d.Rajendra Chola II

Answer: (A) Rajendra Chola I

Rajendra Chola I (1014–44), son of Rajaraja I, sent his army north up to the Ganga, defeating Mahipala I of Bengal (c. 1023). To commemorate it he took the title Gangaikonda ("conqueror of the Ganga") and built a new capital, Gangaikondacholapuram, with its own Brihadisvara temple. His naval expedition against Srivijaya (1025) gave him the title Kadaram Kondan. Rajaraja I (985–1014) built the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur; Rajadhiraja died fighting the Chalukyas at Koppam (1054); and Rajendra II was crowned on that very battlefield.

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