Rajendra Chola I was the son of Rajaraja Chola I, the great Chola king of South India. He succeeded his father in the year 1014 as the Chola emperor and remained so till the 1040s. During his reign, he stretched the already powerful Chola empire upto the banks of the river Ganga in north. This victory was commemorated with a new captial at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, which literally means "the Chola city, that conquered Ganga". His conquests even spread across the seas towards the Andaman and Nicobar islands ,a part of the Malay peninsula, Java and Sumatra. His period was considered the golden period of the Chola empire. Rajaraja Chola I is considered the greatest of all Cholas. ... The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ... A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... Events February 14 - Pope Benedict VIII recognizes Henry of Bavaria as King of Germany July 29 - Battle of Kleidion: Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock... The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ... Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a village in the inland Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu, India. ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India. ... The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. ... Map of Java Java (Indonesian: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatara and Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest part of Indonesia. ...