Why was the Chola conquest of Ceylon significant?

It secured Chola control over the trade routes passing through the Palk Strait and integrated Sri Lanka into the Indian cultural sphere for nearly a century.

Chola Imperial Expansion

UPSC Archival Analysis

Exam Year

2001

Evidence Source

UPSC Level

ID: HIS_MED_2001_20 Ref: K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, History of South India

Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon?

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Correct Option: C

While Rajaraja I began the invasion of Ceylon, it was his son Rajendra I who completed the conquest of the entire island.