Chola maritime expeditions to Southeast Asia

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Chola maritime expeditions to Southeast Asia were a series of powerful 11th-century naval campaigns by the South Indian Chola Empire that projected its military and commercial influence across the Bay of Bengal and into key Southeast Asian polities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
naval campaign
conflictWith Ilangasoka
Kadaram
Langkasuka
Mappappalam
Pannai
Srivijaya
linked to: Srivijaya Empire

Takkola
Talaittakkolam
Tambralinga
Valaippanduru
countryOfOrigin Chola Empire
linked to: Chola dynasty
describedIn Leyden grant inscription
Malay inscriptions referencing Kadaram
Tamil inscriptions of Rajendra Chola I
Tiruvalangadu plates
hasCause commercial rivalry with Srivijaya
control of maritime trade routes
projection of imperial power
protection of Tamil merchant guilds
hasEffect decline of Srivijaya power
expansion of Chola influence in Southeast Asia
increased prestige of Rajendra Chola I
strengthening of Indian Ocean trade networks
temporary Chola control over parts of Malay Peninsula
temporary Chola control over parts of Sumatra
hasEndTime c. 1025
hasObjective acquire tribute and booty
demonstrate naval supremacy
raid Srivijayan ports
secure trade for Tamil merchants
hasParticipant Chola army
Chola navy
linked to: Chola army
hasStartTime c. 1017
ledBy Rajendra Chola I
locatedInTime 11th century
reign of Rajendra Chola I
partOf Chola Empire
linked to: Chola dynasty
relatedTo Chola–Srivijaya conflict
Indian Ocean trade
Tamil merchant guilds in Southeast Asia
takesPlaceIn Bay of Bengal
Malay Peninsula
Southeast Asia
Strait of Malacca region
linked to: Strait of Malacca

Sumatra
uses blue-water navy
ocean-going ships

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Chola invasion of Srivijaya in 1025 relatedTo Chola maritime expeditions to Southeast Asia
Kadaram wasTargetOf South Indian maritime expansion
linked to: Chola maritime expeditions to Southeast Asia
Kadaram wasTargetOf Chola naval expeditions
linked to: Chola maritime expeditions to Southeast Asia