Chola Dynasty Quiz

Veeranam Lake / Iamge Source

 Q.1. Which of the following Chola princes died in the battle field?

(A) Rajaditya Chola 

(B) Aditya Karikala, alias Aditya II, 

(C) Rajendra Chola

(C) Parantaka I

Answer: A 

Parantaka I ascended the Chola throne in 907 and ruled for forty-eight years till 955. In 949 he suffered defeat at the hands of Rshtrakuta king Krishna III in the battle of Takkolam. Rajaditya, eldest son of Parantaka I, lost his life in the battle when a well-aimed arrow by Butuga II (Western Ganga king and brother-in-law of Krishna III) struck him while he was on an elephant back. After his success in the battle, Krishna III adopted the title of ‘Conqueror of  Kanchi (Kanchipuram) and Thanjai (Thanjavur)’. 

Rajaditya earned the title ‘Yanaimel Thunjiya Devar’ (The king who died on the back of an elephant) in the Chola inscriptions at Kumbakonam and Thirunageswaram. 

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)  has recently named  its Recruits Training Centre (RTC) as Rajaditya Cholan (RTC) in Thakkolam, in memory of the Chola prince.

Veeranam Lake, located in Cudadalore district of Tamil Nadu, was constructed by Rajaditya Chola.