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Pandya–Chola Tensions in South India

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1300–1310

Around 1303 CE, the Pandya Kingdom revived under Maravarman Kulasekara I and clashed fiercely with weakened Chola remnants and vassal states, weakeni…

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  1. 1300–1303Madurai · Tamil NaduDuring the reign of Maravarman Kulasekara I, the Pandya Kingdom recovered from its mid-13th-century decline and regained control of the Tamil south's core territory. Around 1303, based at Madurai, the Pandyas actively expanded their sphere of influence, challenging the standing of other regional powers.
  2. 1303–1306Kaveri River basin · Tamil NaduThe Pandyas and the greatly weakened Chola Kingdom and its vassals engaged in military friction in the Kaveri River basin. Having lost hegemony in the early 13th century, the Cholas could only hold limited territory, and the Pandya offensives further squeezed their room to survive, breaking the traditional South Indian triad of Chola, Pandya, and Chera.
  3. 1307–1310South India · IndiaThe continuing struggles among the Pandyas, Cholas, and Hoysalas led to political fragmentation in South India, leaving the states unable to form a unified defense. By around 1310 the Delhi Sultanate had begun applying military pressure to South India, and infighting among local powers gave its expeditions an opening.

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