User:Dipankar sraigan798

In 1019 CE marched through Kalinga to ganga river,Instead of resisting ghaznavids invaders, They attacked hindu kingdoms of the east and entered rarhadesha . In such a situation bangadihpa raja Govinga Chandra bose resisted cholas at his best destrying chola warships with Banghal-dinghi boats. Getting the news of chola raid on rarh,Mahipala hurried back to gauda and stopped the cholas on the banks of ganges.Recognizing the strength and power of Mahipala. The chola king Rajendra chola Fled from Bengal

Chola raid on ganges
Date 1021 AD Location Gauda Result Pala Victory Rajendra Chola I and Chola army Migrated from Bengal Pala reoccupied South Bengal
Belligerents
Chola dynasty	Pala Chandra dynasty
Commanders and leaders
king: Rajendra Chola Commanders: Pallavarayan Miladudaiyar	Kings: Govindachandra (Bengal) Mahipala (Pala)
Units involved
Chola Army	Pala Army Chandra Army
Strength
500,000+	150,000+
Casualties and losses
Many	Few