Introduction
Son of Virarajendra; the last Chola ruler of the direct senior line before the throne passed to Kulottunga I, who was related through the Chalukya-Chola marriage alliance
Family
- Father: Virarajendra
Historical Notes
Note: Some inscriptions and later chronicles suggest Athirajendra's short reign ended amid civil unrest, after which Kulottunga I (descended from Rajendra I through his daughter Ammangadevi's Chalukya marriage) acceded to the Chola throne, merging the Chola and Eastern Chalukya lines.
This article records a figure from the medieval Chola and Pandya dynasties of Tamilakam (9th-14th century CE), reconstructed primarily from temple and copper-plate inscriptions rather than a single continuous chronicle. Where a genealogical claim could not be confirmed against reliable inscriptional or scholarly sources, it has been left unrecorded rather than guessed, as noted in the individual entries.