Abd al-Muttalib
Abd al- Muttalib Shaybah ibn Hashim( c. 497 – 578) was the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Kaya Alp
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Kulothunga Chola III
Kulothunga Chola III also known as a Chakravarti was the ruler of the Chola empire from 1178 to 1218 CE, after succeeding Rajadhiraja Chola II.
Kulothunga Chola III gained success in war against his traditional foes.
He gained victories in war against the Hoysalas, Pandyas of Madurai, Cheras of Venad, the Sinhala kings of Eelam (Ceylon), as well as the Chodas of Velanadu and Nellore.
He also restored Chola control over Karur, which were ruled by the Adigaman chiefs as vassals of the Cholas.
He drove out the Hoysalas under Veera Ballala II who had made inroads in the Gangavadi and adjoining areas of Tagadur in Kongu country in an effort expand their territory.
However, during the last two years of his reign, he lost in war to the resurgent Pandyas, heralded a period of steady decline and ultimately, demise of the Cholas by 1280 CE.
According to Sastri, "By his personal ability, Kulothunga Chola III delayed the disruption of the Chola empire for about a generation, and his reign marks the last great epoch in the history of Chola architecture and art as he himself is the last of the great Chola monarchs.
" He is credited with building a number of temples, including the Sarabeswara Temple at Tribhuvanam in Kumbakonam district, Tamil Nadu, as well as the renovation and repairs to the two temples proclaimed as tutelary deities of the Cholas, namely the Shiva temple at Chidambaram and the Sri Ranganathaswami Temple of Srirangam.
Kulothunga Chola III is also renowned for his patronage of art and literature.
In some of his numerous inscriptions, including those at the Srirangam, Kulothunga Chola III has claimed in his inscriptions his pride in wearing the crown of the race of the Sun to which the Chola emperors claimed descent from."
Prithvipati Shah
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He was the grandfather of Nara Bhupal Shah.
Lyon Cohen
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He was the grandfather of singer/ poet Leonard Cohen.
Rajaraja III
Rajaraja Chola III succeeded Kulothunga Chola III on the Chola throne in July 1216 CE.
Rajaraja came to the throne of a kingdom much reduced in size as well as influence.
With the rise of the Pandya power in the south, the Cholas had lost most of their control of the territories south of the river Kaveri and their hold on the Vengi territories in the north was slipping with the emergence of the Hoysala power.
Dharmapala Kamboja
Dharmapala Kamboja was probably the last ruler of Kamboja Pala dynasty of Bengal.
He ruled" Dandabhukti- mandala" in" Vardhamana- bhukti" in the first quarter of eleventh century and was contemporary of Rajendra Chola( reign 1012- 1044) of Chola dynasty of Deccan.
Though K. A. Nilakanta Sastri links Kamboja king of Chidambram inscription to Cambodia( Kampuchea).
Many other scholars say that Kamboja of Chidambram inscriptions is this Dharampala of Kamboj lineage who was ruling in Dandbhukti-mandala of west Bengal during early 11th century and was therefore a contemporary of Rajendra Chola.
The above inscription says that, in order to seek Chola's friendship, Kamboja king presented to Rajendra Chola a chariot with which he( Kamboja raja) had won his enemies in many battles.
The Kamboja king mentioned in the" Karandai( Tanjavur or Tanjore) plates( v.48)" is also believed to be Dharmapala of the Kamboja- Pala Dynasty of Bengal.
There can also be doubt that Dharmapala of the" Tirumalai Inscription" of king Rajendra Chola is the Kamboja king Dharmapala of Dandabhukti who was a scion of the Kamboja dynasty to which" Nayapalaa, Narayanapala and Rajyapala" of the Irda Copper Plate grant and the Kalanda Copper Plate grant belonged.
When threatened by the Pala ruler Mahpala- I, this Kamboja Dharmapala appears to have sought friendship and help with Rajendra Chola against the Pala ruler by forming an alliance with Rajendra Chola and presenting him a valuable Ratha( Chariot) as a token of friendship.
As a consequence, Rajendra Chola led his victorious northern expedition to the banks of the Ganges and also met Dharmapala in Dandabhukti.
This demonstrates Kamboja rulers' weakened position and Rajendra Chola's political influence in Bengal.
Some scholars, however, think that “ Kamboja king sent his ratha as a friendly present to Rajendra Chola to avoid war with the latter".
Rajendra Chola III
Rajendra Chola III was a brother and also rival of Rajaraja Chola III who came to the Chola throne in 1246 CE.
Although Rajaraja III was still alive, Rajendra began to take effective control over the administration.
The epigraphs of Rajendra Chola III indicate a civil war between Rajaraja III and himself which came to end with the former killing the latter and ascending the throne.
Rajendra's inscriptions laud him as the "cunning hero, who killed Rajaraja after making him wear the double crown for three years".
Samara Vijayatunggavarman
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He was responsible for ordering the murder of Rajendra Chola I, in 1044 at Srivijaya.
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Question: Who is the paternal grandfather of Rajendra Chola Iii?
Answer: Kulothunga Chola III