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NDA 2023 GAT · General Knowledge · Medieval India · easy

The Brihadeshwara temple at Thanjavur was built by which Chola ruler?

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The Brihadeshwara temple at Thanjavur was built by which Chola ruler?
  1. A. Rajendra I
  2. B. Vijayalaya
  3. C. Rajaraja I
  4. D. Kulottunga I
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Answer: (C) Rajaraja I

Rajaraja I completed the great Shiva temple at Thanjavur around 1010 CE, a masterpiece of Dravidian architecture. His son Rajendra I founded Gangaikonda Cholapuram and built a similar temple there, Vijayalaya founded the Chola revival in the ninth century, and Kulottunga I ruled later in the eleventh century.
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