The Chola state was located in the region of present Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli in southern India.
Its capital was first Urepur, then Kaveripatnam and finally Thanjavur.
The Chola Empire held an important place in the political and cultural history of India from $850$ to $1270.$
In the region from Krishna river to Kanyakumari, there were three main states namely Pandya, Cher, and Chola.
There were frequent wars between the three kingdoms.
The rise of the Pandavas and the Chervanshi kings in the third and fourth centuries brought the Chola dynasty closer to collapse.
As the power of the Pallavas waned in the ninth century, the Chola dynasty kings once again flourished through the efforts of the Chola dynasty.
He made Thanjavur his capital.
Among the Chola kings who died at this time, Aditya $I,$ Parantak $I,$ Rajaraj $I,$ Rajendra $II,$ Veer Rajendra and Kulutung $I$ are the main ones.
Rajaraja $I$ expanded the Chola kingdom by defeating the Ganges of Mysore, the Pandyas of Madura and the Chalukya kings of Vengi.
It also had a powerful navy.
With his help he conquered the Sinhala island.
He built the magnificent Shiva temple of Rajarajeshwar in his name in the capital Thanjavur.
His victories were noted on his walls.
He also built a huge temple and palace called "Gangakond Cholpuram" in Thanjavur.
After the death of Rajaraja $I,$ his son Rajendra $I$ came to power.
He was just as valiant as his father.
He conquered the river Ganges by advancing towards Odisha and Bengal.
In memory of these victories, he assumed the title of "Gangecond".
Another prince of the Chola dynasty, Karikal was an ardent conqueror and an excellent administrator.
He established his dominance over the Pandya as well as the Cher $($Kerala$)$ states.
The last ruler of this dynasty, Rajendra $III,$ was defeated by the Pandya kings and the Cholasatta came to an end.