Q. Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?

(a) Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)
(b) Prataparudra (Kakatiya)
(c) Rajendra I (Chola)
(d) Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)

26. इनमें से किसने शक्तिशाली समुद्रवर्ती राज्य श्रीविजय के विरुद्ध, जिसका शासन मलय प्रायद्वीप, सुमात्रा, जावा और निकटवर्ती द्वीपों पर था, एक सफल सैन्य अभियान का नेतृत्व किया था?

(a) अमोघवर्ष (राष्ट्रकूट)
(b) प्रतापरुद्र (काकतीय)
(c) राजेन्द्र प्रथम (चोल)
(d) विष्णुवर्धन (होयसल)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Rajendra Chola in 1025 sent a huge naval fleet against the Srivijayas and the Cholas won a decisive victory. The Srivijaya ruler was captured. The Chola invasion and the raids of the city, Srivijaya along with 12 other port cities on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and the Nicobar Islands are mentioned in an inscription at a temple at Tanjavur. The incident is also recorded in one of the most significant Malay literary works, Sejarah Malayu.