Parantaka I

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Parantaka Chola I (r. 907–955; Tamil: பராந்தக சோழன், romanized: Parintaka Cōḻaṉ), also known as Vīracōḻaṉ and Maturai Koṇṭāṉ, was a Chola king who reigned in the early tenth century CE. He continued the expansion begun by his father, Aditya I, conquering and annexing territories in several directions. He annexed the Pandya kingdom, extended Chola power southwards to Kanyakumari and northwards towards Nellore, and brought the Gangas into a subordinate alliance while maintaining friendly relations with the Cheras.

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