Give any two achievements of Rajendra Chola.
Rajendra Chola was the successor to Rajaraja Chola -1. He was conjointly referred to as Gangaikonda Chola or Ultama Chola. Under him, the Chola Empire became a powerful empire. He gained variety of victories over the Ceylonese, Pandyas, Cheras and Chalukyas. Rajendra marched towards Orissa and defeated King Mahipala of geographical area. The Chola army marched forward until the Ganga watercourse. His northern expedition was roaring. To commemorate this event, he assumed the title of ‘Gangaikonda Chola’ and designed a brand new capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram close to Tiruchirapally in honour of this conquest. In 1025 C.E. Rajendra Chola took an associate expedition towards South east Asia, together with his powerful army. Crossing the Bay he conquered Jawa, Sumatra and defeated Sangrama Vijayottunga Varman, the King of Shai lendra. He designed the Gangaikonda Chola Shiva temple there forehandedly. He was a good administrator and also a patronized art. He established a well-versed education centre at Ennayiram (South Arcot) in 1025 C.E. Free boarding and lodging facility was organized for 340 students. Rajendra Chola -1 had several titles like ‘Pandita Chola, Gangaikonda Chola and Kedarakonda Deva etc. He is still considered to be one of the most revered kings of south India due to his ability to do the best for the common masses and adhere to his administrative values.
