This polity attacked Temasek twice, and one of its rulers may have given that island a name now corrupted to Singapore.
This polity attacked Temasek twice, and one of its rulers may have given that island a name now corrupted to Singapore.That ruler also sent an expedition to the Ganges that brought back water to his new capital dubbed Gangai Konda and installedhis son at Madurai. This kingdom's earlier ruler Parantaka I had destroyed Madurai to allow for expansion of thisempire, and captured Nellore while Âghting the Rastrakutas. Another of its rulers constructed the Brihadishvara Temple toShiva at Tanjore, a power base that was lost when this kingdom was eventually overrun by the Pandyas. That ruler of thisempire was Raja Raja I. At its height under Rajendra, this empire controlled the entirety of Sri Lanka and held territory in theMalay Peninsula. For 10 points, name this Tamil empire that grew from the Cauvery River valley to rule South India.
This polity attacked Temasek twice, and one of its rulers may have given that island a name now corrupted to Singapore.
Chola Empire