source website; http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/chola.html CHOLA (Empire) LOCATION: Southern India ANNEXATION: 1279 DYNASTY: Chola RELIGION: Hindu PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY: Chola disrupted by defeat at the hands of the Delhi Sultanate in 1279. Portions of the state annexed to Delhi, while other areas fall into the hands of provincial rulers. Eventually, Vijayanagar ("City of Victory") emerges as the chief centre of independent Hindu resistance to Muslim control of most of India. Rulers were.... Raja Parakesari (#1) VIJAYALAYA 848/871, ruled the Chola country from Thanjavur having captured it in 848, married and had issue. He died 871.
Raja Rajakesari ADITYA I (qv)
Raja Rajakesari ADITYA I c871/907, extended the Chola dominions by the conquest of the Pallavas at the battle of Sripurambiyam near Kumbakonam about 885AD, ensuring the end of Pandya power in the south, he also ended Pallava rule in Tondaimandalam (north Tamil Nadu) and the whole of Pallava kingdom now became Chola territory, earning him the epithet of Tondainadu-pavina Rajakesarivarman (Rajakesarivarman who overran Tondainadu), he next conquered the Kongu country in the south west of Tamil Nadu, married (a), Rani Tribhuvanamadeviyar [Vayiri Akkan], married (b), Rani Ilangon Pichchi, and had issue. He died 907 at Tondaimanarrur.
Raja Parakesari PARANTAKA I (qv)
Raja Parakesari PARANTAKA I Viranarayana Virakirti Vira-Chola Vikrama-Chola Irumadi-Sola Devendran Chakravartin Panditavatsalan Kunjaramallan Surachulamani 907/950, invaded the Pandya kingdom in 910, capturing its capital of Madurai, and completing his conquest of the entire Pandya country, defeated in the north of his domains by the Rashtrakuta king, married at least eleven wives, amongst whom were, (a), Rani Udaiya Pirattiyar Kokkilan Adigal, daughter of the Chera (Kerala) king Rama Varma of the Kulasekara dynasty, married (b), Rani Arumoli Nangai, the daughter of another Chera king, Paluvettaraiyar Kandan Amuthan ruling from west Paluvur of the present Tirutchirappalli in Tamil Nadu bordering Kerala, married (c), Rani Villavan Mathevi, probably the daughter of the Venad King of the Chera country, and had issue. He died about 950AD.
Prince Rajaditya (by Kokkilan Adigal), Co-Regent 947/949, died vp at the Battle of Takkolam about 949.
Raja Rajakesari GANDARADITYA (by Kokkilan Adigal) (qv) Raja Parakesari ARINJAYA (by Arulmoli Nangai) (third son) (qv) Prince Arikulakesari
Prince Uttamasili, died at an early age.
Princess Viramadevi
Raja Rajakesari GANDARADITYA 950/956, a reluctant monarch who spent more time in religious matters than affairs of state, author of a Tamil Hymn on Siva of the Chidambaram Temple, married (a), Rani Viranaraniyar, married (b), Rani Udaiyapirattiyar [Madevadigalar Sembiyan Madeviyar], died about 1001, and had issue. He died about 956.
Raja Parakesari MADHURANTAKA UTTAMA (by Udaiyapirattiyar) (qv)
Raja Parakesari ARINJAYA 956/957, possibly a co-regent before 956, married (a), Rani Kalyani, a princess from the clan of Vaidumbas, married (b), Rani Viman Kundaviyar, died after 957, married (c), Rani Athithan Kothai Piratiyar, died after 957, daughter of the Chera king, Indukothai Ravi Varma, and had issue. He died 957 at Arrur.
Raja Rajakesari PARANTAKA II [Sundara] (by Kalyani) (qv)
Raja Rajakesari PARANTAKA II [Sundara] 957/970, defeated the Pandya king at the Battle of Chevur in 959, though was unable to deliver a final blow, he regained Tondaimandalam and pushed the Chola frontiers north of Kanchipuram, married (a), Rani Udaya Piratiyar Thambiranadigal Vanavanmatheviyar [Thiribhuvanamatheviyar], the daughter of the Malaiyaman king of Thirukkovalur in Thondainadu, committed sati in 970, married (b), Rani Paranthahan Theviammanar, daughter of a Chera king, died 1001, and had issue. He died 970 in Kanchipuram.
Raja Aditya II Karikala, possibly Co-Regent 957/969, assasinated vp around 969AD.
Raja Rajakesari RAJARAJA I DEVA [Arunmoli Varman] (third child) (by Vanavanmatheviyar) (qv) Princess Kundavi (by Vanavanmatheviyar), married Vallavaraiyar Vandyadevar. She died after 1014.
Raja Parakesari MADHURANTAKA UTTAMA 970/985, still very young at his father's death, he was set aside in favour of his cousin, fought battles in Pandyas and the Sinhalas in Sri Lanka, married (a), Rani Panchavanmathevi, daughter of Paluvettaraiyar Kandan Maravan, the Chera king of Paluvur on the west of Thirutchirappalli bordering Kerala state, married (b), Rani Sorabbaiyar, married (c), Rani Tribhuvana-Mahadeviyar, married (d), Rani Kaduvettigal, married (e), Rani Nandippottairaiyar, a Pallava Princess, married (f), Rani Siddhavadavan Suttiyar, a relative of Vikramasola-Miladudaiyar, King of Miladu, and had issue. He died 985. Prince Madurantaka Gandaraditya Chola, served as an official in Rajaraja��s court.
Raja Rajakesari RAJARAJA I DEVA Mummudi-Chola 985/1014, installed on the throne in July 985, he conquered the whole of southern India, and the Chola empire extended as far as Sri Lanka in the south and Kalinga (Orissa) in the north, invaded Sri Lanka in 993, destroying the capital and defeating its king, invaded the territory of the Ganga king, which was brought under under Chola rule, he created a powerful army and navy and reorganized civil administration, married (a), Rani Villavanmathevi, daughter of the king of Venadu of Chera country, married (b), Rani Lokamahadevi, married (c), Rani Cholamahadevi, married (d), Rani Trailokyamahadevi, married (e), Rani Abhimanavalli, married (f), Rani Iladamadeviyar (Latamahadevi), married (g), Rani Prithivimahadevi, and had issue. He died 1014.
Raja Parakesari RAJENDRA I Choladeva (by Lokamahadevi) (qv) Princess Madevadigal
Rani Kundavi, married Raja VIMALADITYA, Eastern Chalukya ruler of Vengi.
Raja Parakesari RAJENDRA I Choladeva Gangaikonda Chola 1014/1044, Co-Regent 1012/1014, invaded Sri Lanka in 1018, capturing the Crown jewels and taking the Lanka king prisoner with his family, defeated the Western Chalukya ruler at the Battle of Maski in 1022, and later again in 1031, attacked the king of Srivijaya and defeated him in a naval battle in 1025, defeated the Chera King, and assumed the title of Mudikonda Cholan, married (a), Rani Panchavanmathevi, daughter of the Chera king Paluvettariyar, married (b), Rani Vananvanmadevi, daughter of th