The Chola dynasty reached its zenith during the reign of which Chola king?

AKulothunga Chola

BRajendra Chola I

CSundara Chola

DParantaka Chola

Answer:

Rajendra Chola I (1014-44 AD):

Rajendra Chola I was the son of the Great Chola King RajaRajaChola I
Rajendra continued his father's policy of aggressive conquests and expansion.
He capably holded all the territories conquested by his father and expanded it furthermore.
Because of this the Chola dynasty reached its zenith during his reign.
He is considered one of the greatest rulers and military generals of south India.
Apart from reaching northwards to river Ganga and moving overseas to the Maldives and Sri Lanka, he also invaded the Southeast Asian territories.
He conquered the whole of Ceylon or Sri Lanka.
He defeated the kings of Sumatra in a naval campaign and annexed a part of Sumatra's kingdom to his kingdom.
He defeated Jayasimha II of the western Chalukyas and consequently, the river Tungabhadra was recognized as the boundary between the Cholas and Chalukyas.
He conquered several trans-Ganga Kingdoms and assumed the title of 'Gangaikonda Chola'.
He founded the city Gangaikondacholapuram and constructed the famous Rameshwaram temple in the city.
He also excavated a large irrigation tank called Cholagangam on the western side of the city.
He assumed many titles, the most important ones being Mudikondan, Gangaikondan, Kadaram Kondan and Pandita Cholan.
He built a shiva temple at Gangaikondacholapuram.

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