Correct answer: (c) Rajendra I (Chola)
Explanation
- A
Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)
Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta). A 9th-century Kannada-Jaina court, not a Malay sea war.
- B
Prataparudra (Kakatiya)
Prataparudra (Kakatiya). 14th-century Warangal. Too late, wrong ocean.
- C
Rajendra I (Chola)
Rajendra I (Chola). He sent the 1025 expedition against Srivijaya (Kadaram / Kedah) after the Gangaikonda campaign — Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and neighbouring ports.
- D
Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)
Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala). 12th-century Deccan; Belur-Halebid, not Srivijaya.
Summary. Official key is (c) Rajendra I (Chola). The 1025 CE raid on Srivijaya is the Kadaram campaign. Amoghavarsha, Prataparudra and Vishnuvardhana belong to other dynasties and centuries.
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