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Parantaka Chola II

Type Figure Region South India Time c. 925–980 Also known as Parantaka Chola II

Parantaka Chola II (also Sundara Chola, mid-10th century–980) was a prominent Chola royal and military figure who directed Chola affairs under Rashtr…

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  1. c. 925–950Thanjavur · Tamil NaduOf the Chola Arinjaya line, he grew up amid the mid-10th-century Chola–Rashtrakuta stalemate and gradually took part in military and political affairs.
  2. 951–970Chola–Rashtrakuta frontier · Tamil NaduWith Chola strength weakened after Krishna III's southern campaigns, he directed defenses and local recovery, stabilizing the core region and maintaining relations with neighbors such as the Pandyas.
  3. 971–980Thanjavur · Tamil NaduIn his later years he arranged the succession for his sons including Rajaraja Chola I, dying in 980; his family completed the Chola Empire's reconstruction and expansion in the next generation.

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