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Rajendra Chola I

1000 - 1044

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Rajendra I (/rɑːdʒeɪndrə/; Middle Tamil: Rājēntira Cōḻaṉ; Old Malay: Raja Chulan; 26 July 971 CE – 1044 CE), often referred to as Rajendra the Great, Gangaikonda Cholan (Middle Tamil: Kaṅkaikoṇṭa Cōḻaṉ; lit. 'Bringer of the Ganges'), and Kadaram Kondan (Middle Tamil: Kaṭāram Koṇṭāṉ; lit. 'Conqueror of Kedah'), was a Chola Emperor who reigned from 1014 and 1044 CE. He was born in Thanjavur to Rajaraja I. His queen was Vanavan Mahadevi and he assumed royal power as co-regent with his father in 1012 until his father died in 1014, when Rajendra ascended to the Chola throne. During his reign, the Chola Empire reached its zenith in the Indian subcontinent; it extended its reach via trade and conquest across the Indian Ocean, making Rajendra one of only a few Indian monarchs who conquered territory beyond South Asia. In his early years, Rajendra was involved in the Chola Army, with which he fought in several campaigns against the Western Chalukyas and the rulers of Anuradhapura, earning him his first victories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rajendra Chola I has received more than 1,787,975 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Rajendra Chola I is the 6,671st most popular politician (up from 9,570th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from India (up from 329th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rajendra Chola I ranks 6,671 out of 19,576. Before him are Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Anne of Cyprus, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Marien Ngouabi, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, and Mike Pompeo. After him are Saleh al-Arouri, Magnus II of Norway, Brian Boru, Bjarni Benediktsson, Ali az-Zahir, and Ermesinde of Carcassonne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Rajendra Chola I ranks 26. Before him are Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, Vazul, Suryavarman I, Bardas Skleros, Ad-Darazi, and Abd al-Rahman IV. After him are Lothair II of Italy, Marquess of Beixiang, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Sweyn Haakonsson, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, and Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia. Among people deceased in 1044, Rajendra Chola I ranks 3. Before him are Samuel Aba, and Matilda of Frisia. After him are Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, and Bryachislav of Polotsk.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajendra Chola I ranks 217 out of 1,861. Before him are Śāntarakṣita (725), Khudiram Bose (1889), Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), Ibrahim Lodi (1450), Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907), and Anna Leonowens (1831). After him are Anna Hazare (1937), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Jamsetji Tata (1839), Rani Durgavati (1524), Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), and Rajaraja I (947).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Rajendra Chola I ranks 68. Before him are Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Morarji Desai (1896), Charan Singh (1902), Tarabai (1675), and Ibrahim Lodi (1450). After him are Rani Durgavati (1524), Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), Rajaraja I (947), Amrapali (-450), Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556), and Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887).

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