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Who were Chola Pandyas?

  1. They were the Pandyas who were driven out of their territories by the Cholas.

  2. They were the Cholas who were driven out of their territories by the Pandyas.

  3. They were a group of Chola viceroys.

  4. They were the Pandyas who had to seek refuge on the island of Sri Lanka after their defeat at the hands of the Cholas.
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Pandyas were driven out of their territories and had to seek refuge on the island of Sri Lanka. This was the start of the long exile of the Pandyas. They were replaced by a series of Chola viceroys with the title Chola Pandyas who ruled from Madurai from c. 1020.

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