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Rajendra Chola I

1000 - 1044

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Rajendra I (26 July 971 – 1044), often referred to as Rajendra the Great, was a Chola Emperor who reigned from 1014 to 1044. He was born in Thanjavur to Rajaraja I. His queen was Vanavan Mahadevi and he assumed royal power as co-regent with his father in 1012 until his father died in 1014, when Rajendra ascended to the Chola throne. During his reign, the Chola Empire reached its zenith in the Indian subcontinent; it extended its reach via trade and conquest across the Indian Ocean, making Rajendra one of only a few Indian monarchs who conquered territory beyond South Asia. In his early years, Rajendra was involved in the Chola Army, with which he fought in several campaigns against the Western Chalukyas and the rulers of Anuradhapura, earning him his first victories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rajendra Chola I is the 3,317th most popular politician (up from 6,670th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from India (up from 217th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rajendra Chola I ranks 3,317 out of 19,576. Before him are Huneric, Ashikaga Takauji, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Piast the Wheelwright, and Pekah. After him are Ted Kennedy, Marco Rubio, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Igor Smirnov, and Otto II, Duke of Bavaria.

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Among people born in 1000, Rajendra Chola I ranks 12. Before him are Michael VI Bringas, Thorfinn Karlsefni, Pope John XIV, Constantine IX Monomachos, Parascheva of the Balkans, and Antipope John XVI. After him are Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Antipope Boniface VII, Kenneth III of Scotland, Saint Emeric of Hungary, Humbert of Silva Candida, and Sweyn Haakonsson. Among people deceased in 1044, Rajendra Chola I ranks 1. After him are Samuel Aba, Matilda of Frisia, Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, and Bryachislav of Polotsk.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajendra Chola I ranks 136 out of 1,861. Before him are Ghiyas ud din Balban (1200), Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Kim Philby (1912), Radha (null), Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936), and Ramanuja (1017). After him are Cliff Richard (1940), Mahinda (-285), Vātsyāyana (300), Nathuram Godse (1910), Sambhaji (1657), and Sanghamitta (-281).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Rajendra Chola I ranks 51. Before him are Tipu Sultan (1750), Maharana Pratap (1540), Rajendra Prasad (1884), Samudragupta (335), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), and Ghiyas ud din Balban (1200). After him are Sambhaji (1657), Sanghamitta (-281), Rajaraja I (947), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Sher Shah Suri (1486), and Bindusara (-320).

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