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Conflict South Asia

Chola Conquests

1010 CE – 1044 CE · 34 years

Rajendra Chola I built a powerful navy and extended Chola dominion from the Ganges to Southeast Asia. His maritime raids against the Srivijaya Empire were among the most ambitious naval expeditions of the medieval world.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Chola Empire (Rajendra Chola I)
  • Srivijaya, Pala Empire, Sri Lanka

Key moments

Defining events in the Chola Conquests.

  1. 1019-1024 Northern campaign to the Ganges
  2. 1025 Naval raids on Srivijaya

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Tibet

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Events the timeline places between 1010 CE and 1044 CE.

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