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Rajaraja I

947 - 1014

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Rajaraja I (Middle Tamil: Rājarāja Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Rājarāja Śōḷa; 3 November 947 – January/February 1014), also known as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola emperor who reigned from 985 to 1014. He was known for his conquests of southern India and the Anuradhapura kingdom of Sri Lanka, as well as increasing Chola influence across the Indian Ocean. Rajaraja's birth name is variously given as Arul Mozhi Varman and Arul Moli Varman. Rajaraja's empire encompassed vast territories, including regions of the Pandya country, the Chera country, and northern Sri Lanka. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rajaraja I is the 3,740th most popular politician (up from 6,875th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from India (up from 223rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rajaraja I ranks 3,740 out of 19,576. Before him are Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Hiero I of Syracuse, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Theodore II Palaiologos, and Gaafar Nimeiry. After him are Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, François Vatel, Charibert II, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Ayas Mehmed Pasha, and Salah al-Din al-Bitar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 947, Rajaraja I ranks 1. After him are Al-Qadir, Adalberon, Baba Tahir, and Ce Acatl Topiltzin. Among people deceased in 1014, Rajaraja I ranks 5. Before him are Murasaki Shikibu, Sweyn Forkbeard, Samuel of Bulgaria, and Sigrid the Haughty. After him are Bagrat III of Georgia, Brian Boru, and Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajaraja I ranks 150 out of 1,861. Before him are Akshay Kumar (1967), Varāhamihira (505), C. N. R. Rao (1934), Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551), and Guru Arjan (1563). After him are Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Basava (1134), Lawrence Durrell (1912), Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Sushruta (-620), and Sher Shah Suri (1486).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Rajaraja I ranks 54. Before him are Samudragupta (335), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), Ghiyas ud din Balban (1200), Rajendra Chola I (1000), Sambhaji (1657), and Sanghamitta (-281). After him are Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Bindusara (-320), Vikramaditya (-102), Jayalalithaa (1948), and Mahboob Ali Khan (1866).

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