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NDA 2024 GAT · General Knowledge · Medieval India · hard

Which Chola ruler built the city of Gangaikonda Cholapuram after his northern campaign to the Ganga?

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Which Chola ruler built the city of Gangaikonda Cholapuram after his northern campaign to the Ganga?
  1. A. Rajaraja I
  2. B. Kulottunga I
  3. C. Aditya I
  4. D. Rajendra I
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Answer: (D) Rajendra I

Rajendra I, son of Rajaraja I, marched to the Ganga and founded Gangaikonda Cholapuram as a new capital to commemorate it. Rajaraja I built the Brihadeeswara temple at Thanjavur, a trap for the unwary.
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