South Asia (11th–12th c.)

India and Sri Lanka from 1001 to 1200: the Chola empire at its height, from the great temples of Thanjavur and Gangaikondacholapuram to the fleets sent across the Bay of Bengal; the Western Chalukyas of the Deccan and the Chandellas of Khajuraho; the raids of the Ghaznavids from the north-west and al-Biruni’s study of India; the restoration of Sinhalese rule in Sri Lanka and the Buddhist teachers of eastern India who carried their learning to Tibet.

8 events · 3 regions · South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Central and Northern Asia

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Events

• Rajaraja I completes the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur1010 · South Asia
• Rajendra I’s naval expedition against Kadaram and Srivijayac. 1025 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
• Mahmud of Ghazni’s raid on Somnath18 October 1025 – 2 April 1026 · South Asia
• Reign of Rajendra I Chola1014–1044 · South Asia
• Al-Biruni writes his Indiabetween 1030 and 1031 · Central and Northern Asia
• The Kandariya Mahadeva temple is built at Khajurahobetween 1017 and 1050 · South Asia
• Atisha leaves Vikramashila for Tibet1040 · South Asia
• Vijayabahu I drives the Cholas from Polonnaruwac. 1070 · South Asia

Key participants

Sources

1. Wikipedia (English): Chola Empire
2. Wikipedia (English): Ghaznavid campaigns in India
3. Wikipedia (English): Kingdom of Polonnaruwa
4. Wikipedia (Russian): Чола
5. Nilakanta Sastri K. A. The Cōḷas. — 2nd ed. — Madras: University of Madras, 1955
6. The Struggle for Empire / Ed. R. C. Majumdar. — 2nd ed. — Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1966. — (The History and Culture of the Indian People; vol. 5)

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