In the early eleventh century, the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple and filled it with a Sun-pedestal seized from the ______.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3. i.e Chalukyas.
In the 11th century when the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple in his capital he filled it with prized statues seized from defeated rulers.
Pulakeshin I established the Chalukya dynasty in the year 543. Pulakeshin I took over Vatapi (modern Badami in Karnataka's Bagalkot district), and declared it his capital. "Chalukyas of Badami" refers to Pulakeshin I and his descendants.