Chola dynasty

dynasty of southern India

23 dated entries naming Chola dynasty, drawn from 18 separate years between 848 CE and 1279 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

848The Medieval Cholas in Southern India start to rule (approximate date).source
900Maravarman Rajasimha II, king of Pandya, begins to rule. He is constantly at war with Chola (his overlord) and becomes the last ruler of the first Pandyan Empire (India).source

10th century

947Raja Raja Chola I, king of Chola Kingdom (d. 1014)source
955Parantaka I, ruler of Chola Kingdom (India)source
957Arinjaya, king of the Chola Kingdom (India)source
971Emperor Aditya Chola II, co-regent of the Chola dynasty (modern India), is murdered and succeeded by Uttama. Due to his immaturity, Arunmozhi Varman becomes the heir apparent.source
971Rajendra Chola, Emperor of Chola Dynasty at its peaksource
971Aditya Chola II, prince and ruler of the Chola dynasty (India)source
985Raja Raja Chola I (considered by many as the greatest emperor of the Chola Empire) becomes ruler of the Chola Dynasty. During his reign he expands his domains beyond South India.source

11th century

1003Construction of the Brihadisvara Temple in Tamil Nadu (modern India), during the Chola Dynasty (Early Medieval period).source
1010The construction of 217 ft (66 m) tall Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur (a city now in Tamil Nadu, India) is completed during the Chola dynasty, and at about this time the wall painting Rajaraja I and His Teachersource
1010In the Chola dynasty of southern India, the first votes are celebrated by adding a ballot in an urn.source
1014Rajendra Chola I, king of the Chola dynasty begins his reign. (India)source
1014Raja Raja Chola I, king of the Chola dynasty. (India)source
1017Rajendra I, ruler of the Chola dynasty (in modern India), conquers Sri Lanka and annexes the island.source
1021Emperor Rajendra Chola I extends his influence of the Chola Empire to the banks of the Ganges River (North India) and invades Bengal.source
1025Srivijaya, a Buddhist kingdom based in Sumatra, is attacked by Emperor Rajendra I of the Chola dynasty of southern India in a dispute over trading rights in Southeast Asia. It survives but declines in importance.source
1030The Chola Empire reaches its greatest extent.source
1044Rajendra Chola I, emperor of the Chola dynastysource
1070Athirajendra Chola, Indian ruler of the Chola Empiresource

12th century

1173Sinhalese king Parakramabahu I "the Great" gains a decisive victory by invading the Chola Empire as an ally of the Pandyas, capturing Tondi and Pasi regions.source
1173Rajaraja II, Indian ruler of the Chola dynastysource

13th century

1279The Chola dynasty of South India falls under the rule of Rajendra Chola III, due to attacks by the Hoysala Empire and Pandya kingdom.source