This article is about the campaign. For the hero unit, see Rajendra Chola. |
Rajendra is a campaign in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India. It focuses on the conquests of Rajendra Chola I (971 โ 1044), the most successful ruler of the Chola dynasty who carried out a military expedition to the Ganges and a campaign against the Srivijaya. During his reign, the Chola dynasty becomes the most important dynasty in South Asia with their campaigns essential to the control over the Indian Ocean spice trade.
Campaign[]
โ | The dread of inevitable corruption plagues the ambitious Rajendra Chola as he navigates the harsh political climate of south India. Can Rajendra escape moral decay as he expands the empire that he inherited from his father, or is his fear of corruption the true enemy within? | โ |
—In-game campaign description |
The Rajendra campaign consists of 5 scenarios. The player plays as the Dravidians, and the player color is red.
The campaign is narrated by Rajendra Chola himself.
Trivia[]
- In the Suryavarman I campaign, Rajendra is mentioned in the third scenario, A Dangerous Mission, and his army appears as an ally in the fourth scenario, Challenging a Thalassocracy. This is again viewed from the Chola perspective in the final scenario of this campaign, Slaying the Vritra, where the Khmer under Suryavarman appear as an ally.
- The campaign icon consists of a Nataraja sculpture (which is also the Dravidian command panel emblem) and a Sochurek's Saw-Scaled Viper.
- Each scenario in this campaign has a Bandit belonging to Gaia at a secluded spot, sometimes unreachable, placed in a story-telling manner.