Multiple choice

Who amongst the following were a maritime power?

  1. Bahmanis

  2. Chalukyas

  3. Rashtrakutas

  4. Cholas

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Explanation

Correct Answer: Cholas

The Chola fleet represented the zenith of ancient Indian sea power. In the period of 984-1042 CE, the Chola kings dispatched great naval expeditions which occupied parts of Burma, Malaya and Sumatra, while suppressing the piratical activities of the Sumatra warlords.