History of India: ancient and medieval / Early medieval south India and the Deccan
Imperial Cholas: rulers and expansion
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Vijayalaya (850, Thanjavur), Aditya I, Parantaka I (Takkolam defeat by Rashtrakutas)
- Rajaraja I (Brihadisvara, Sri Lanka, navy) and Rajendra I (Gangaikondacholapuram, Srivijaya expedition, Kadaram)
- Kulottunga I, Chola-Chalukya union, decline before Pandyas and Hoysalas
- Chola maritime links with Srivijaya, China and the Arab world; merchant guilds Manigramam and Ainnurruvar
Where to study
History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra
- ch. 3
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 11 Later Cholas and Pandyas, pp. 188-212 (printed 184-208)
- Lesson 11 Later Cholas and Pandyas, Origin of the Dynasty; 11.1.1 Empire Building, pp. 189-190 (printed 185-186)
- Lesson 11 Later Cholas and Pandyas, 11.1.1 Empire Building (Rajaraja I and Rajendra I), pp. 190-191 (printed 186-187)
- Lesson 11 Later Cholas and Pandyas, The End of Chola Rule, p. 199 (printed 195)
- Lesson 11 Later Cholas and Pandyas, Trade (merchant guilds and overseas trade), p. 198 (printed 194)
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms
- ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, pp. 1-14 (printed 16-29)
- ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, A Closer Look: The Cholas, pp. 6-7 (printed 21-22)
- ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, A Closer Look: The Cholas (Rajendra's navy), p. 7 (printed 22)