Rajaraja II

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Rajaraja II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire during its later period, overseeing a time of relative stability before the dynasty’s decline.

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Label Occurrences
Rajaraja II canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chola emperor ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedWith Kaveri delta region ⓘ
capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pazhayarai NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 12th century ⓘ
conflict wars with the Pandyas ⓘ
wars with the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka ⓘ
country Chola Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Tamil culture ⓘ
deathPlace Chola Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
era post-imperial Chola period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Kulothunga I NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Rajaraja NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod medieval South India ⓘ
knownFor decline in central authority of the Chola Empire ⓘ
increasing influence of regional chieftains ⓘ
languageOfCourt Tamil ⓘ
notableFor maintaining relative stability in the Chola Empire ⓘ
ruling before the decline of the Chola dynasty ⓘ
oversaw administration of Chola heartland ⓘ
patronage Hindu temples ⓘ
Shaivite institutions ⓘ
positionHeld Chola king ⓘ
Emperor of the Chola Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Kulothunga I NERFINISHED ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
reignEnd c. 1173 ⓘ
reignStart c. 1146 ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ruledDuring later period of the Chola Empire ⓘ
successor Rajadhiraja II NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorDynastyInRegion Pandya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorState weakened Chola kingdom ⓘ
territorialControl parts of Sri Lanka ⓘ
parts of Tamil Nadu ⓘ
title Chakravartin ⓘ
Parakesari NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rajakesari NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chola dynasty → notableRuler → Rajaraja II ⓘ
Airavatesvara Temple → builtBy → Rajaraja II ⓘ