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Rajaraja I

947 - 1014

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Rajaraja I (Middle Tamil: Rājarāja Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Rājarāja Śōḷa; 3 November 947 – January/February 1014), also known as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola emperor who reigned from 985 CE to 1014 CE. He is known for his conquests of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka, and increasing Chola influence across the Indian Ocean. Rajaraja's birth name was Arulmozhi Varman. Rajaraja's empire encompassed vast territories, including regions of the Pandya country, the Chera country, and northern Sri Lanka. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rajaraja I has received more than 3,249,420 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Rajaraja I is the 6,876th most popular politician (up from 6,912th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from India (down from 220th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rajaraja I ranks 6,876 out of 19,576. Before him are Nizamuddin Auliya, Ramon Muntaner, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Theodora of Trebizond, Theodore of Corsica, and Jeremy Corbyn. After him are Isa Boletini, Ingenuus, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei, Robert Todd Lincoln, and Julio Argentino Roca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 947, Rajaraja I ranks 4. Before him are Adalberon, Al-Qadir, and Baba Tahir. After him is Ce Acatl Topiltzin. Among people deceased in 1014, Rajaraja I ranks 8. Before him are Sweyn Forkbeard, Samuel of Bulgaria, Sigrid the Haughty, Bagrat III of Georgia, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri, and Brian Boru.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajaraja I ranks 223 out of 1,861. Before him are Rajendra Chola I (1000), Anna Hazare (1937), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Jamsetji Tata (1839), Rani Durgavati (1524), and Nizamuddin Auliya (1238). After him are Amrapali (-450), Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556), Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887), Homi J. Bhabha (1909), Mir Taqi Mir (1723), and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Rajaraja I ranks 71. Before him are Charan Singh (1902), Tarabai (1675), Ibrahim Lodi (1450), Rajendra Chola I (1000), Rani Durgavati (1524), and Nizamuddin Auliya (1238). After him are Amrapali (-450), Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556), Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887), Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905), Shah Alam II (1728), and Jahandar Shah (1661).

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