He was the son of Rajaraja Chola. His conquest of north India was his prominent achievement. In memory of this conquest he assumed title ‘Gangaikonda’. He also built a new capital by name ‘Gangaikonda Cholapuram’ and built a very big temple of shiva. For the purpose of irrigation to the capital, he built a tank called ‘Cholagangam’. He also won the Shreevijaya kingdom of Sumatra (Asia) and this was another of his famous achievement.
