The Cholas, a powerful Tamil empire in southern India had conquered the Anuradhapuram kingdom in northern Srilanka in 993CE under RajaRaja Chola. The extent of Chola rule in the island of Sri Lanka was extended further with the whole or most of the island subsequently conquered and incorporated as a province of the vast Chola empire during the reign of his son Rajendra Chola.
Raja Raja Chola commemorated his conquest of Anuradhapura by constructing a Shiva temple (Siva Devalaya) at Polonnaruwa which has survived to this day. The plan, basement, wall, superstructure and ornamental motifs of Chola temples exhibit the characteristics of the contemporary small or medium-sized temples in the Chola heartland in Tamil Nadu in South India
Chola rule in Sri Lanka lasted from in total about three-quarters of a century, from about 993 to 1070 CE, when Vijayabahu I recaptured the north and expelled the Chola forces restoring Sinhalese sovereignty.
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