As much as kings, Tamil merchants are the unsung heroes of medieval India’s global footprint. Sometimes, cultural diasporas can achieve as much, if not more, than an armed force.

The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site It's 1000 CE ... Rajaraja Chola's successor, Rajendra, built alliances with Tamil ...

In that, in North India, if you think of let's say Khajuraho, the entire site (in Khajuraho ... In a couple of decades after Rajendra Chola's raid on Kedah, this great Malay trading emporium ...

Rajendra Chola I or Rajendra I was a Chola emperor who is considered one of the greatest rulers and military generals of India. He succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE.