Gibbs
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You are correct in general. During peak Chola dynasty in general, they had influence only over the North and East. Even raja raja only got as far as taking Anuradhapura kingdom. Extreme South of Ceylon still remained independent and resisted him.
However during the period of Rajendra Chola I is when Chola achieved their maximum direct territorial extent illustrated in the map...and also maximum influence in South East Asia.
Rajendra Chola I did conquer and annex the entire Sri Lanka for a short period.
Chola rule in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Ruhuna yes but not the South West.. Sinhalese used the central highlands to much affect, Chola's could never penetrate that natural barrier, Centuries later they used the same natural fortifications to ward off the Portuguese, Dutch and British for centuries until the fall of Kandiyan Kingdom, Through internal conflict
you can always do yourself a favor and google it, the result will be another "that map is incorrect".
but regarding Chola Dynasty territory in Indonesia, it did correct as there aren't any traces of Chola in indonesia, so the map were right for this case.
Wikipedia is'nt exactly a very valid source of information