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Rajadhiraja II

Later Chola king; the precise line of succession in this period of the dynasty is less clearly attested than in the earlier imperial phase

Introduction

Later Chola king; the precise line of succession in this period of the dynasty is less clearly attested than in the earlier imperial phase

Family

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Historical Notes

Note: A specific claim describing him as a grandson of Vikrama Chola through a named daughter has been reviewed and not adopted here, since it could not be confirmed against a reliable source and is not the standard succession account; his parentage is left unrecorded rather than guessed.


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. Chola and Pandya dynastic inscriptions (primary text)
  2. 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.