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. This empire established overlordship of Kedah under Kulōttunga I, who sponsored bronze sculptures for his expansion of the Chidambaram (15[1])Naṭarāja Temple. (15[1])This empire’s defeat of the Sailendra dynasty in Palembang was chronicled in inscriptions at the (*) Brihadīshvara Temple in this empire’s capital of Thanjāvūr. Under Rājēndra I and Rājarāja the Great, this medieval empire established control over the Bay of Bengal (10[1])after (10[1])repeatedly raiding Srivijaya and keeping the neighboring Chēra and Pāṇḍya dynasties at bay. For 10 points, name this most powerful of the thalassocratic Tamiḻ empires. ■END■