Question

Who among the following Chola kings reigned as Kulottung Chola i?
A.Vikramaditya |
B.Vikramaditya II
C.Rajaraja Narendra l
D.Rajendra II

Answer 1

Hint:He conquered the whole of Sri Lanka and carried his arms right up to central India and assumed the title of Gangaikonda Chola. He attacked the Pala kings of Bengal and Orissa and defeated them.

Complete answer:We will discuss the kingdom.He then annexed the islands of Andaman and Nicobar and humbled the kingdom of Srivijaya (Sumatra), which included the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. Thus his campaign resembled that of Samudragupta in many ways. Under him, the trade with south-west Asia flourished. He built a new capital, named Gangaikonda Cholapuram. He also built magnificent palaces and beautiful temples there. Jayamkondar is an important literary source of the Chola dynasty. The book is assumed to be the form of poems and describes Kulottunga-I victory kings over Kalinga. Kulottunga - I was a great Chola monarch .The entire great Exeter Administrator commands many powers. He then became an isobar and ruled for more than fifty five years. He was the grandson of Rajendra Chola. Though he did not personally ra), which in many participated in the Kalinga war, but was assisted by his best Asia commander. Kalingattuparani is a historical poem with Aikonda Kulottunga as the hero and gives his childhood, ces and commanders, conquests etc.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:Rajadhiraja Chola was the last great ruler of the Chola dynasty. He maintained the honour and glory of the Chola empire. But he was killed in a battle against the Chalukyas in one thousand fifty four AD. With his death began the downfall of the empire.