Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a village in the inland Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Chola king Rajendra Chola I made it his capital during the first half of the 11th century, and it remained the capital of the Chola Empire until well into the 13th century. Today little remains of Rajendra's capital city except for a well-preserved Hindu temple built in the mediaeval Tamil style. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 568 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Gangaikonda Cholapuram ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 568 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Gangaikonda Cholapuram ... Perambalur is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ... Rajendra Chola I was the son of Rajaraja Chola I, the great Chola king of South India. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Virupaksha Temple, Hampi Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of the Indian Subcontinent that encompasses a multitude of expressions over space and time, transformed by the forces of history considered unique to the sub-continent, sometimes destroying, but most of the time absorbing. ...
GangaikondaCholapuram (Tamil: கங்கைகொண்ட சோழபுரம்) was erected as the capital of the Cholas by RajendraChola I, the son and successor of Rajaraja Chola, the great Chola who conquered a large area in South India at the beginning of the 11th century C.E. It occupies an important place in the history of India.
As the capital of the Cholas from about 1025 C.E. for about 250 years, the city controlled the affairs of entire south India, from the Tungabhadra in the north to Ceylon in the south.
To commemorate this celebrated victory, Rajendra assumed the title of GangaikondaChola and had the Siva Temple Gangakkondacholeswaram built.
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