Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?

Rajendra I (Chola) is the correct answer because he launched a historic naval expedition in 1025 CE against the Srivijaya Empire to secure trade routes to China and assert Chola maritime dominance in Southeast Asia. While Amoghavarsha was a powerful ruler, his Rashtrakuta Empire was primarily a land-based power focused on Deccan politics and cultural patronage rather than overseas naval conquests. The core concept tested is the unique maritime expansion and naval supremacy of the Chola Dynasty in the Indian Ocean region.