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He also conquered Kollipakkai, located to the north of Hyderabad in present-day Telangana. In 1004 CE, he captured Talakad and overthrew the Western Ganga dynasty which had ruled over Mysore for almost 1000 years.
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Rajendra erected a Siva temple at Bhatkal. He conquered the Chalukyan territories of Yedatore (a large part of the Raichur district between the Krishna and the Tungabhadra), Banavasi in the north-west of Mysore and capital Manyakheta. These include the conquest of the Rashtrakutas and the campaigns against the Western Chalukyas. In 1018 CE, he installed his eldest son Rajadhiraja Chola I as the crown prince. Rajendra formally ascended the Chola throne in 1014 CE. He spent most of his childhood in Palayarai and was brought up by his aunt Kundavai and great-grandmother Sembian Madevi. He was born on Thiruvathirai in the Tamil month of Aadi. Rajendra Chola I was the son of Rajaraja Chola and Thiripuvana Madeviyar, princess of Kodumbalur. Rajendra Chola Section 1 | Medieval Cholas | Chola History Part 10.He defeated Mahipala, the Pala king of Bengal and Bihar, and to commemorate his victory he built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram. The Cholas exacted tribute from Thailand and the Khmer kingdom of Cambodia. Rajendra’s conquests included the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and he successfully invaded the territories of Srivijaya in Malaysia, Southern Thailand and Indonesia in South East Asia. 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. He succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE. Rajendra Chola I ( Tamil: இராசேந்திர சோழன் Irācēntira cōḻaṉ) or Rajendra I was a Chola emperor who is considered one of the greatest rulers and military generals of India.