Who were Cholas ? Chola dynasty ? Who was Vijayalaya ?
The Cholas- Founder of Chola dynasty was Vijayalaya . Capital of Chola dynasty was Tanjore. Aditya I wiped out the Pallavas. weakened Pandhyas. Purantaka I captured Madurai, but was defeated by Rashtrakutas ruler Krishna III in Battle of Takkolam. Rajaraja I - ( AD 985-1014 ) Rajaraja I led a naval expedition against Shailendra empire. He also conquered northern Sri Lanka. He also constructed Rajarajeshwari - Shiva temple at Tanjore. Nataraja - Rajendra I came and conquered Sri lanka. He took the title of Gangaikonda and founded Gangaikonda cholapuram . Dancing figure of Shiva belongs to Chola peiod. Nataraja - Dancing figure of Shiva.