In 1025 CE, the Chola Empire launched an unprecedented naval expedition across the Bay of Bengal to break Srivijaya's monopoly over the strategically critical Strait of Malacca, representing the largest projection of hard maritime power in Indian history; this campaign resulted in the capture of Srivijaya's capital, ports, and sea lanes, establishing South Indian control over the most important ocean choke point on Earth for decades.
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When India controlled the Strait of Malacca. #shorts #history #cholaHinzugefügt:
When India controlled the Strait of Malacca, in 1025, [music] an Indian naval empire broke Asia's greatest power. At the time, the Srivijaya empire held a monopoly over [music] the strait, the absolute throat of global trade. To break their monopoly, the South Indian king Rajendra Chola built a massive deep-water [music] fleet. In an unprecedented strike, his armada crossed the Bay of Bengal and hit the Srivijaya capital.
They didn't just win a battle, they took the ports, the sea lanes, and the king himself.
For decades, [music] a South Indian power controlled the most important ocean choke point on Earth, and we [music] entirely forgot.
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