{"id":2885,"date":"2026-04-23T07:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:23:19","slug":"who-among-the-following-led-a-successful-military-campaign-against-the-kingdom-of-srivijaya-the-powerful-maritime-state-which-ruled-the-malay-peninsula-sumatra-java-and-the-neighbouring-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/who-among-the-following-led-a-successful-military-campaign-against-the-kingdom-of-srivijaya-the-powerful-maritime-state-which-ruled-the-malay-peninsula-sumatra-java-and-the-neighbouring-islands","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prataparudra (Kakatiya)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rajendra I (Chola)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) Rajendra I (Chola)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rajendra-chola-i\"><strong>Rajendra Chola I<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rajendra Chola I (reigned 1014\u20131044 CE)<\/strong>&nbsp;was one of the most powerful rulers of the&nbsp;<strong>Chola dynasty<\/strong>&nbsp;and the son and successor of&nbsp;<strong>Rajaraja Chola I<\/strong>. He continued the imperial expansion of the Chola Empire and is often referred to as&nbsp;<strong>Rajendra the Great<\/strong>. He also bore titles such as&nbsp;<strong>Gangaikonda Chola<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u201cthe Chola who conquered the Ganges\u201d) and&nbsp;<strong>Kadaram Kondan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"northern-campaign\">Northern Campaign<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rajendra Chola I first expanded his power in the&nbsp;<strong>Indian subcontinent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His army marched through\u00a0<strong>Kalinga and Odisha<\/strong>\u00a0and reached the\u00a0<strong>Ganges valley<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To commemorate this victory, he brought\u00a0<strong>sacred water from the Ganges<\/strong>\u00a0to his capital and founded a new capital city named\u00a0<strong>Gangaikondacholapuram<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"naval-expedition-against-srivijaya\">Naval Expedition against Srivijaya<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most remarkable achievements of Rajendra Chola I was his&nbsp;<strong>naval expedition to Southeast Asia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Around\u00a0<strong>1025 CE<\/strong>, he launched a\u00a0<strong>large naval campaign against the Srivijaya Empire<\/strong>, a powerful maritime state that controlled major trade routes in the\u00a0<strong>Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and surrounding islands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Chola navy attacked important Srivijayan ports such as\u00a0<strong>Kadaram (Kedah)<\/strong>\u00a0and other strategic centres.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This campaign demonstrated the\u00a0<strong>naval strength of the Chola Empire<\/strong>\u00a0and its influence over\u00a0<strong>maritime trade networks of the Indian Ocean<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"significance\">Significance<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The campaign weakened the\u00a0<strong>Srivijaya maritime dominance<\/strong>\u00a0in Southeast Asia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It strengthened\u00a0<strong>Chola control over Indian Ocean trade routes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rajendra Chola also maintained\u00a0<strong>commercial and diplomatic relations with China<\/strong>, continuing the policy initiated by his father.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (c) Rajendra I (Chola)&nbsp;&nbsp; Rajendra Chola I Rajendra Chola I (reigned 1014\u20131044 CE)&nbsp;was one of the most powerful rulers of the&nbsp;Chola dynasty&nbsp;and the son and successor of&nbsp;Rajaraja Chola I. He continued the imperial expansion of the Chola Empire and is often referred to as&nbsp;Rajendra the Great. 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