Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the pow

Question

Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?

Accepted Answer

Rajendra Chola I, often referred to as Rajendra the Great, and also known as Gangaikonda Chola, and Kadaram Kondan was a Chola Emperor who reigned between 1014 and 1044 CE. He succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I to the throne in 1014 CE. He continued the policy of expansion with the annexation of the southern provinces of the Chalukyas (the region of modern Hyderabad). Campaigns against Ceylon and Kerala were also renewed. But Rajendra's ambitions had turned northwards, even as far as the Ganges valley. An expedition set out and, marching through Orissa, reached the banks of the Ganges, from where it is said the water of the sacred river was taken to the Chola capital. Even more ambitious was Rajendra's overseas campaign involving both his army and his navy against the kingdom of Srivijaya in south- east Asia, Indonesia and southern Thailand. He continued to maintain and improve commercial relations with China, started off by his father. Hence option (c) is the correct answer.