This empire’s crown prince was slain on elephantback in the Battle of Takkolam by Butuga II of the Western Gangas during a war against the Rashtrakuta Empire. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this empire whose Emperor Rajendra I finally conquered the Rashtrakutas. While crown prince of this empire for his father, Rajaraja the Great, Rajendra also annexed the Sri Lankan kingdom of Anuradhapura.
ANSWER: Chola Empire
[10h] The Rashtrakutas and their predecessors, the Chalukyas, both primarily used this language. Under the Chalukyas, this language’s literature flourished under the poets Pampa, Ponna and Ranna, called its “Three Gems.”
ANSWER: Kannada
[10e] The Kannauj Wars of the late 700s involved the Rashtrakutas, Pratiharas, and Palas, the last of whom led the final major Indian state supporting this religion, patronizing Mahayana “universities” like Nalanda.
ANSWER: Buddhism
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