In 1025-26, Chola emperor Rajendra I (r. 1014-1044) dispatched an expedition to Kedah, a rich Malay port, and claimed the conquest of a number of other cities in Indonesia and the Malay peninsula.

Starting from their core in the Kaveri delta, their empire at its peak covered a large chunk of peninsular India, both its ...

Rajendra Chola I or Rajendra I was a Chola emperor who is considered one of the greatest rulers and military generals of India. He succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE.