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Chola emperors

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Rajendra Chola I

Chola emperor from 1014 to 1044

Kulothunga Chola I

11th-century Indian monarch

Vijayalaya Chola

Chola king of South India

Gandaraditha Chola succeeded his father Parantaka I and became the Chola king about 955. He was also a Tamil literary poet in the Thiruvisaippa Palandu. He had a son named Madurantaka Chola also known as Uttama Chola, who became Chola emperor after his cousin Sundara Chola.

Rajadhiraja Chola

Kulothunga Chola III

King of the Chola empire

Athirajendra Chola

Athirajendra (1020 – June 1070) reigned for a very short period of few months as the Chola king succeeding his father Virarajendra. His reign was marked by civil unrest, possibly religious in nature. Athirajendra was last clan of Chola dynasty. He was killed in the religious chaos. Athirajindra and Virarajendra interfered in the Vengi succession disputes after the Vengi king Rajaraja Narendra, who was closely related to the Chola clan through his mother Kundavai, a daughter of Rajaraja Chola, died in 1061. The Vengi throne went to Saktivarman II in a palace coup. The Cholas wanted the Chola in

Virarajendra Chola

Virarajendra Chola (1002 – 1070) was a Chola emperor. A son of Rajendra I, he spent a majority of his life as a subordinate to two of his elder brothers, Rajadhiraja I and Rajendra II. During his early reign, he founded a school to study the Vedas, Sastras and grammar, with a hostel for students. He also founded a hospital named Virasolan. The famous Tamil Buddhist grammatical work, '''', was written by Buddhamitra during his reign.

Parantaka Chola II

Rajendra Chola II

chola emperor from 1051–1063

Kulothunga Chola II

Rajendra Chola III

Last King of Chola Dynasty

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Rajadhiraja Chola II