Consider the following statements:1. The Cholas defeated the Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular India in the early medieval times.2. The Cholas sent an expedition against the Sailendra empire of South East Asia.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✓ Correct answer: c) Both 1 and 2
ExplanationAns: C Exp:Statement 1 is correct: Vijayalaya, founded the Imperial Chola dynasty.He took advantage of a war between the Pandya and Pallava dynasties in c. 850 to seize Thanjavur from Muttarayar and create the imperial line of the medieval Chola Dynasty.Rajendra Chola I succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I to the throne in 1014 CE.He is considered as one of the greatest emperors of India and he defeated the Chera and Pandya dynasty and established his domination in Southern India.Statement 2 is correct: Rajaraja I, one of the greatest Chola rulers, led a naval expedition against the Shailendra Empire (Malaya Peninsula).In 1025 CE, Rajendra led Chola forces across the Indian Ocean and invaded Srivijaya, attacking several places in Malaysia and Indonesia.The Chola forces captured the last ruler of the Sailendra Dynasty Sangrama Vijayatunggavarman.The Chola invasion was the end of Srivijaya.
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