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Rajendra III

The last ruler of the Chola dynasty; his reign ended when the resurgent Pandya empire under Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I absorbed Chola territory, closing over four centuries of medieval Chola rule

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Parents
Rajaraja III

Introduction

The last ruler of the Chola dynasty; his reign ended when the resurgent Pandya empire under Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I absorbed Chola territory, closing over four centuries of medieval Chola rule

Family

  • Father: Rajaraja III

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. Later Pandya inscriptions recording the Chola territory's absorption (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.