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Parantaka I

Chola king who defeated the Pandyas and briefly took the Sri Lankan capital Anuradhapura, but was later defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III at the Battle of Takkolam

Relationships

Parents
Aditya I
Children
Arinjaya · Gandaraditya

Introduction

Chola king who defeated the Pandyas and briefly took the Sri Lankan capital Anuradhapura, but was later defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III at the Battle of Takkolam

Family


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.

Sources

  1. Udayendiram plates (primary text)
  2. Karandai plates (primary text)
  3. The Colas (scholarly)

This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above. Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.