Chola–Pandya conflict

Name: Chola–Pandya conflict
Start: 1160
End: 1169

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1160–1169

In the 1160s a series of territorial and suzerainty disputes erupted between the South Indian Chola dynasty and the Pandya Kingdom, with Chola armies…

Timeline

1163–1165South of Tanjavur · Kaveri DeltaChola armies advanced southward from Tanjavur, engaging Pandya frontier forces in the lower Kaveri river region and contesting control of border fortresses and trade routes.
1166–1168Madurai · PandyaThe two sides fought a war of attrition around the Pandya capital of Madurai; Chola forces at one point penetrated deep into the heartland and plundered booty, but failed to fully conquer the Pandya, and the conflict ended in a temporary truce.

Sources

The Colas — K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1955)
South Indian Inscriptions — Archaeological Survey of India