1246–1279 AD. It is Vimanam meaning temple tower. The son of Rajaraja in 1012-1044 CE. 1. Although his father Rajaraja III was still alive, Rajendra began to take effective control over the administration. Rajendra Chola 1 built a capital called as Gangaikonda Cholapuram. Rajendra Chola III was a brother and also rival of Rajaraja Chola III who came to the Chola throne in 1246 CE. Rajendra was a much abler king than his father and tried to stop the rapid decline the Chola kingdom was experiencing due to the incompetence of Rajaraja III. Although Rajaraja III was still alive, Rajendra began to take effective control over the administration. Rajendra Chola III. He attacked Bengal and defeated Pala ruler. After Rajaraja 2 his son ascended the throne. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO BRIHADISVARA CHOLA TEMPLES. Rajendra was a much abler king than his father and tried to stop the rapid decline the Chola kingdom was experiencing due to the incompetence of Rajaraja III. 1. The epigraphs of Rajendra Chola III indicate a civil war between Rajaraja III and himself which came to end with the former killing the latter and ascending the throne. c.1240 - 1250: Rajaraja and Rajendra Chola III suffer setbacks against their enemies, and the latter is even is held hostage by the Kadava chieftain, Kopperunchinga, his own vassal. Consequently, the boundary of the Chola Empire extended up to Tungabhadra river. Under his reign, the Chola had lost most of their control of the territories south of the river Kaveri and their hold on the Vengi territories in the north was slipping with the emergence of the Hoysala power. Their son was Rajaraja Narendra who married the daughter of Rajendra Chola named Ammangadevi, who gave birth to Kulottunga Chola I. kulothunga chola 2 kulothunga chola and ramanuja kulothunga chola history … The Importance of Rajaraja Chola I and his son Rajendra Chola I in Southeast Asian Tamil Links Posted on February 2, 2017 by glorioustamils Our concern of the sculptural representation of Karaikkal Ammai has to be seen conjointly with the Political Connections of Rajaraja I and his son Rajendra Chola I in the far east. For two years, they jointly ruled the Chola kingdom. 1216–1256 AD. Kulothunga Chola I was the grandson of the great Chola king Rajendra Chola I. Rajendra Chola's sister Kundavai married king Vimaladitya of Eastern Chalukyan kingdom of Andhra. While the Brihadisvara temple at Gangaikondacholisvaram was by Rajendra Chola I. Rajendra Chola 1 took the title Gangaikonda means the victor of Ganges. Eventually, the Pandyas seize the Chola capital. The Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur was inaugurated by King Rajaraja I. in 985-1010 CE. Rajendra Chola III was the son of Rajaraja Chola III who came to the Chola throne in 1246 CE. Rajendra chola is another great ruler of Chola Dyansty. Pandya vassal. Although his father Rajaraja III was still alive, Rajendra began to take effective control over the administration. 1022), son of Vimaladitya, whose marriage with Kundavai, the sister of Rajendra I, is mentioned in the plates. Even as he was alive, Rajaraja I appointed his son, Rajendra I, as his heir apparent. A fund of information about these temples and the circumstances under which they came to be built is furnished by the Kalidindi grant (El, XXIX, Pt III, July 1951, pp. 57-61) of the Eastern Chaluk-yan ruler Rajaraja I (Saka 944=a.d. 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