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Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Chhattisgarh,Kalinga, Jharkhand,Bengal, Bangladesh, Meghalaya annexed as vassal states of the Chola dynasty
Belligerents
Chola dynasty
Somavamsi dynasty (Kalinga)
Odda dynasty
Pala Empire
Kamboja Pala dynasty
Chandra dynasty
Commanders and leaders
king:
Rajendra Chola
Commander-in-Chief:
Araiyan Rajarajan
Commanders:
Pallavarayan
Miladudaiyar
Kings:
Indraratha (Kalinga)
Odda king (Odda)
Dharmapala (Dandabhukti)
Ranasura (Radhepura)
Govindachandra (Bengal)
Mahipala (Pala)
Units involved
Chola Army
Pala Army
Somavamsi Army
Odda Army
Radhepura Army
Kamboja Pala Army
Chandra Army
Strength
10,00,000+[citation needed]
100,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
Few
Many
Large number of civilians killed during the Chola offensive
Gangaikonda Cholapuram was built by Rajendra Chola to celebrate his success in the Ganges Expedition
Chola Kings and Emperors
Early Cholas
Ellalan
205 BCE– c. 161 BCE
Kulakkottan
Ilamchetchenni
Karikala
Nedunkilli
Nalankilli
Killivalavan
Kopperuncholan
Kochchenganan
Perunarkilli
Interregnum (c. 200 – c. 848 CE)
Medieval Cholas
Vijayalaya
848–871?
Aditya I
871–907
Parantaka I
907–955
Rajaditya Chola
935–949
Gandaraditya
949–962
Arinjaya
955–956
Parantaka II (Sundara)
950–980
Aditya II (Karikala)
966–971
Uttama
971–987
Rajaraja I
985–1014
Rajendra I
1012–1044
Rajadhiraja
1018–1054
Rajendra II
1051–1063
Rajamahendra
1060–1063
Virarajendra
1063–1070
Athirajendra
1067–1070
Later Cholas
Kulothunga I
1070–1120
Vikrama
1118–1135
Kulothunga II
1133–1150
Rajaraja II
1146–1173
Rajadhiraja II
1166–1178
Kulothunga III
1178–1218
Rajaraja III
1216–1256
Rajendra III
1246–1279
Related
Related dynasties
Telugu Chodas of Andhra
Chodagangas of Kalinga
Nidugal Cholas of Karnataka
Rajahnate of Cebu
Rajahnate of Sanmalan
Chola society
Ganges Expedition
Chola government
Chola military
Chola Navy
Chola art and architecture
Chola literature
Flag of Chola
Great Living Chola Temples
Solesvara Temples
Poompuhar
Uraiyur
Melakadambur
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Thanjavur
Tiruvarur
Legendary early Chola kings
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The Medieval Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I led an Chola Expedition of the Ganges between 1019 and 1021. The expedition traversed the states of Vengi, Kalinga, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odda, Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh culminating with their arrival at the Ganges river. The Chola victory over the Pala king Mahipala I is considered to be the climax of the expedition. In 1019 CE, Rajendra's forces marched through Kalinga towards the river Ganga. In Kalinga the Chola forces defeated Indraratha the ruler of the Somavamsi dynasty. The Chola army eventually reached the Pala kingdom of Bengal where they defeated Mahipala. The Chola army also defeated the last ruler of the Kamboja Pala dynasty Dharmapala of Dandabhukti.[1] The Chola army went on to raid East Bengal and defeated Govindachandra of the Chandra dynasty and invaded Bastar region.[2][3]
^Ancient Indian History and Civilization by Sailendra Nath Sen p.281[ISBN missing]
^The Cambridge Shorter History of India p.145[ISBN missing]
^Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India by Professor S.K. Tiwari p.161[ISBN missing]
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