Chola Empire History | Mocomi Kids

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http://mocomi.com/ presents - Chola Empire They are one of the longest ruling dynasties of the southern India. Learn about the Cholas and their empire with this animated video. This is the story about the Chola Dynasty which is believed to have originated from the fertile valley of the river Kaveri. By the turn of the 8th century, there were three prominent Kingdoms of the South, the Cheras, the Pandyas and the Cholas who were considered to be the most powerful of the three. The year 985 saw one of the greatest kings of Southern India ascend the throne, Rajaraja Chola I also known as Rajaraja, the Great, who defeated the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, the Pandyas of Madurai and the Gangas of Mysore. His campaign of expansion included the capture of Sri Lanka, which remained under the Chola rule for 75 years. He also conquered the islands of the Maldives and even sent missions to Indonesia. Being an able administrator and a great lover of architecture, he commissioned the building of the magnificent temple of Tanjore. The temple is named ‘Rajarajeshwar’ after him. For the complete transcript of this video, visit: http://mocomi.com/chola-dynasty/ For more such history videos and articles, go to: http://mocomi.com/learn/history/ Follow Mocomi Kids, on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mocomikids/ on Twitter https://twitter.com/MocomiKids on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/mocomikids/ on Google+ https://plus.google.com/+mocomikids/ on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/mocomi-kids