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Rajendra Chola's Naval Expedition to Kadaram
In 1025 CE, Rajendra Chola I launched one of the most audacious naval campaigns of the medieval world — a raid on the Srivijaya Empire, based in modern-day Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. This episode follows the Chola fleet from the Coromandel coast across the Bay of Bengal, examining the motives, logistics, and legacy of the Kadaram campaign. We explore how Rajendra leveraged merchant networks, monsoon winds, and a formidable navy to project power nearly two thousand kilometers from home. The raid reshaped Indian Ocean trade and left inscriptions in Tamil that still puzzle historians. We…
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