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Chola Invasion of Srivijaya

1017 CE – 1025 CE · 8 years

The Chola dynasty launched a massive naval expedition across the Indian Ocean to break Srivijaya's stranglehold on the Strait of Malacca trade, one of the greatest naval campaigns of the medieval world.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Chola Dynasty (Rajendra Chola I)
  • Srivijaya Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Chola Invasion of Srivijaya.

  1. 1025 Raid on Kadaram/Kedah
  2. 1025 Capture of Srivijaya capital

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1017 CE and 1025 CE.

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