Chola invasion of Srivijaya

Chola invasion of Srivijaya
Part of South-East Asia campaign of Rajendra Chola I

Rajendra Chola's Territories c. 1030 CE
Date1025–1026 CE[1]: 394, 402 
Location
Result

Chola victory

Belligerents
Chola Empire Srivijaya
Commanders and leaders
Rajendra I
Beemaseenan
Amarabujangan Divakara
Karunaakaran
Sangrama I (POW)
Samara Vijayatunggavarman
Units involved
  • Srivijaya Navy
  • Srivijaya Army
  • In 1025 CE, the Chola Emperor Rajendra I launched naval raids on Srivijaya in maritime Southeast Asia, leading to the fall of the Sailendra Dynasty of Srivijaya.[2]

    Rajendra's overseas expedition against Srivijaya was a unique event in India's history and its otherwise peaceful relations with the states of Southeast Asia. Several places in present-day Indonesia and Malay Peninsula were invaded by Rajendra I of the Chola dynasty.[3][4] The invasion furthered the expansion of Tamil merchant associations such as the Manigramam, Ayyavole and Ainnurruvar into Southeast Asia.[5][6][7][8]

    The Chola invasion also coincides with return voyage of the great Bengali Buddhist scholar Atiśa (c. 982–1054) from Sumatra to India and Tibet in 1025 CE.[9]

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    2. ^ Munoz, Paul Michel (2006). Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 981-4155-67-5.
    3. ^ Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa: Reflections on the Chola Naval Expeditions to Southeast Asia by Hermann Kulke,K Kesavapany,Vijay Sakhuja p.170
    4. ^ Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India by Moti Chandra p.214
    5. ^ Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade: The Realignment of Sino-Indian Relations 600-1400 by Tansen Sen p.159
    6. ^ Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium by Ronald Findlay,Kevin H. O'Rourke p.69
    7. ^ Wink, André, Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Vol. I, Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam: 7th-11th centuries, p.325, ISBN 978-0391041738
    8. ^ Ancient Indian History and Civilization by Sailendra Nath Sen p.564
    9. ^ Atisa and Tibet: Life and Works of Dipamkara Srijnana by Alaka Chattopadhyaya p.91