History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET November 2017 History
The Chola king who, in order to avoid bitterness, made peace with Vijayabahu of Sri Lanka and gave his daughter in marriage to a Simhalese prince, was:
AKulottunga I ✓ Correct
BVikramachola
CRajaraja II
DRajadhiraja II
Correct answer: (A) Kulottunga I — Kulottunga I made this peace, so the answer is Kulottunga I.
Explanation
★Kulottunga I made this peace, so the answer is Kulottunga I.
★He wished to avoid bitterness with Sri Lanka.
★So he made peace with Vijayabahu of Sri Lanka.
★He gave his daughter in marriage to a Simhalese prince.
★Kulottunga I ruled from about 1070 to 1122.
★He was an eleventh century monarch of the Chola empire.
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