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Rajendra Chola redirects here. For Rajendra Chola II see Rajendra Chola II.Rajendra Chola I (Rajendra Chola the Great) (Tamil: முதலாம் இராசேந்திர சோழன்) was the son of Rajaraja Chola I and considered one of the greatest rulers and military leaders of the Tamil Chola Empire. He succeeded his father in 1014 CE as the Chola emperor. During his reign he extended the influences of the already vast Chola empire up to the banks of the river Ganges in the north and across the ocean.