Chola conquest of the Anuradhapura Kingdom

The Chola conquest of the Anuradhapura Kingdom was the military invasion and conquest of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura by the Chola Empire. The period of Chola entrenchment in entire Sri Lanka lasted in total about three-quarters of a century, from roughly 993 CE (the date of Rajaraja's first invasion) to 1070 CE, when Vijayabahu I recaptured the north, east and central Sri Lanka and expelled the Chola forces restoring Sinhalese sovereignty.

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