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Kulothunga Chola III

Type Figure Region Chola Time c. 1157–1218 Also known as Kulothunga Chola III、Kulottunga Chola III、Kulothunga III、库洛通加三世

Chola monarch of South India, r.1178–1218; campaigned against Pandya and Sri Lanka, but Chola hegemony declined after c.1216 Pandya counterattacks.

Timeline

  1. 1178–1195Thanjavur · CholaAfter succeeding in 1178 he continued Chola control over Pandya, Hoysala and Sri Lanka, campaigning south repeatedly, repairing temples and issuing inscriptions to maintain the empire's cultural and military presence in the South.
  2. 1195–1205Madurai · PandyaAround 1195 he again attacked Pandya and briefly occupied Madurai, forming complex alliances and rivalries with southern Indian monarchs such as Hoysala Veera Ballala III, much recorded in Chola inscriptions.
  3. 1216–1218Gangaikonda Cholapuram · CholaAround 1216 he faced Pandya counterattacks under Maravarman Sundara, Chola control in the Tamil heartland weakened, and he died or abdicated in 1218, the empire entering its final decline.

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