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Under this empire, the maṇigrāmam merchant guild was absorbed into the ainnūṟṟuvar (“eye-NOO-too-var”) guild, whose members helped this empire capture Sangrama Wijayatunggawarman. (15[1])This empire established overlordship of Kedah under Kulōttunga (15[2])I, (15[1])who sponsored bronze sculptures for his expansion of the Chidambaram (15[1])Naṭarāja Temple. (15[1])This empire’s (15[1])defeat of the Sailendra dynasty in Palembang (15[2]-5[2])was (0[1])chronicled (-5[2])in (-5[1])inscriptions (15[2])at the (*) Brihadīshvara (10[1]-5[3])Temple in this empire’s (-5[1])capital of (-5[1])Thanjāvūr. (10[1]-5[2])Under Rājēndra (10[3])I (10[1])and (-5[1])Rājarāja (10[1]-5[1])the Great, (10[1]-5[1])this medieval empire (10[1])established (10[1])control over the Bay of Bengal (10[1]-5[1])after (10[1])repeatedly (10[1])raiding Srivijaya and keeping the neighboring Chēra (10[1])and Pāṇḍya dynasties (10[1])at bay. (10[1])For 10 points, name this most powerful of the thalassocratic Tamiḻ empires. (10[1])■END■ (10[9]0[7])

ANSWER: Chōḻa empire [or Chōḻa Pērarasu or Iḍaikkāla Chōḻargaḷ]
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