Aditya I

Aditya I
Kodandarama Rajakesari Varman, Tondaimanarrur Tunjina Udaiyar
Chola territories c. 905 CE
Chola Emperor
Reign	c. 871 – c. 907
Predecessor	Vijayalaya Chola
Successor	Parantaka I
Born	Pazhayarai, Pallava Empire (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	907 Tondaimanarrur, Chola Kingdom (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Queens	Tribhuvanamadeviyar Ilangon Pichchi
Issue	Parantaka Chola I Kannara Devan
Dynasty	Chola
Father	Vijayalaya Chola
Mother	Anaghavati
Religion	Hinduism

Aditya Chola I was a Chola king who reigned in the late ninth to early tenth century CE. He was the son of Vijayalaya Chola, and laid the foundation of the Medieval Cholas with the conquest of the Pallava Kingdom and the occupation of the Western Ganga Kingdom and Kongu Nadu. ^[1] Aditya Chola I was succeeded by his eldest son Parantaka Chola I.

Battle of Thirupurambiyam

Main article: Battle of Thirupurambiyam

In 878 CE, Pandyan king Varagunavarman II invaded the Chola country, which was under the influence of the Pallavas. In the battle held at Thirupurambiyam, he was opposed by Aparajita Varman, the son of Nriputungavarman, and was joined by Aditya Chola and Western Ganga king Prithvipati I. The Pandyas were defeated although Prithvipati was killed in the battle. The Cholas gained certain territories from the Pallavas for the help in the battle. ^[2]

Conquest of Tondaimandalam and Kongu Nadu

Aditya Chola I planned to overthrow the Pallavas, and invaded Tondai Nadu in 897 CE. He killed king Aparajita in the battle, and the Pallava kingdom became part of Chola territory. ^[3] The Western Ganga king Prithvipati II acknowledged the suzerainty of Aditya Chola. He conquered the Kongu Nadu region, which was under the suzerainty of the Pandya king Parantaka Viranarayanan. ^[2] The campaign was possibly supported by the Chera ruler Sthanu Ravi. ^{[4] [5]} Tamil inscription from the period indicate that Aditya repaired the highway Rajakesari Peruvazhi , which connected the Chera Nadu with Kongu Nadu. ^[6]

Death and Succession

Aditya I is mentioned as Toṇṭaimāṉarūr Tuñciṉa Uṭaiyār meaning "the King who died at Tondaimanarur". He died in 907 CE at Tondaimanarrur. His son Parantaka I built a Shiva temple at the place. He was survived by his consorts Ilangon Pichchi and Vayiri Akkan alias Tribhuvana Madeviyar, and a mistress Nangai Sattaperumanar as evidenced from an inscription.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 46–49. ISBN   978-9-38060-734-4.
2. K.A., Nilakanta Sastri (1955). A History of South India from Prehistoric to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Oxford University Press. p. 167.
3. Gabriel Jouveau-Dubreuil, The Pallavas, Asian Educational Services, 1995 - Art, Indic - 86 pages, p. 83
4. Ali, Daud (2017). "Companionship, Loyalty and Affiliation in Chola South India". Studies in History. 33 (1): 36–60.
5. Narayanan, M. G. S. (2013) [1972]. Perumals of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks. pp. 435–437. ISBN   9788188765072.
6. "Tale of an ancient road". The Hindu . 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.

Preceded by Vijayalaya Chola

Chola 871–907 CE

Succeeded by Parantaka Chola I