<P> Rajendra Chola I or Rajendra I was a Chola emperor of India who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I to the throne in 1014 CE . He is considered as one of the greatest emperors of India . During his reign , he extended the influence of the Chola empire to the banks of the river Ganga in North India and across the Indian ocean to the West , making the Chola Empire one of the most powerful empires of India . Rajendra 's conquests included Sri Lanka , Maldives , and he successfully invaded the territories of Srivijaya in Malaysia , Southern Thailand and Indonesia in South East Asia . The Cholas exacted tribute from Thailand and the Khmer kingdom of Cambodia . He defeated Mahipala , the Pala king of Bengal and Bihar , and to commemorate his victory he built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram . </P>
<P> Rajendra Chola I or Rajendra I was a Chola emperor of India who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I to the throne in 1014 CE . He is considered as one of the greatest emperors of India . During his reign , he extended the influence of the Chola empire to the banks of the river Ganga in North India and across the Indian ocean to the West , making the Chola Empire one of the most powerful empires of India . Rajendra 's conquests included Sri Lanka , Maldives , and he successfully invaded the territories of Srivijaya in Malaysia , Southern Thailand and Indonesia in South East Asia . The Cholas exacted tribute from Thailand and the Khmer kingdom of Cambodia . He defeated Mahipala , the Pala king of Bengal and Bihar , and to commemorate his victory he built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram . </P>
who was the chola king to have conquered bengal
who was the chola king to have conquered bengal
Rajendra Chola I or Rajendra I
Rajendra Chola I or Rajendra I