<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Languages </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official </Th> <Td> Tamil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> IST (UTC + 5: 30) </Td> </Tr> <P> Gangaikonda Cholapuram, also called Gangaikondacholapuram, is a town whose origin trace to medieval India and which was the capital of the Cholas for king Rajendra Chola I. He was the son and successor of king Rajaraja Chola who conquered a large area in South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Kadaram (Kedah in Malaysia), Cambodia and others at the beginning of the 11th century A.D. It occupies an important place in the history of India . As the capital of the Cholas from about 1025 A.D. for about 250 years, the city controlled the affairs of entire southern India, from the Tungabhadra in the north to Ceylon in the south and other south east Asian countries . </P>

Who assumed the title of gangaikondachola and why