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Aditya I
Aditya I was king of the Chola dynasty of southern India in the late 9th century, the son of Vijayalaya. Around 897 he defeated the Pallava king Aparajita, annexed the Pallava lands of Tondaimandalam and made the Cholas the leading power in the Tamil country. He was a great builder of Shiva temples, and his son Parantaka I extended Chola rule further south.
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