Aditya I
Rajakesari Varman,
Tondaimanarrur Tunjina Udaiyar,
Kodandarama
Chola Territories c. 905 CE
Reignc. 871 – c. 907 CE
PredecessorVijayalaya Chola
SuccessorParantaka I
BornPazhayarai, Pallava Empire
(7km from present-day Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died907 CE
Tondaimanarrur, Chola Kingdom
(present-day Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, India)
QueensTribhuvanamadeviyar
Ilangon Pichchi
IssueParantaka Chola I
Kannara Devan
HousePottapi
DynastyChola
FatherVijayalaya Chola
MotherAnaghavati
ReligionHinduism

Aditya Chola I (Tamil: ஆதித்த சோழன்)[1] (c. 870/71 – c. 907 CE[2]), the son of Vijayalaya Chola, was the Chola king who laid the foundation of the Chola Empire with the conquest of the Pallava Kingdom and the occupation of the Western Ganga Kingdom.[3] Aditya Chola I was succeeded by his eldest son Parantaka Chola I.

Relations with the Cheras

Friendly relations appear to have existed between the Cheras (the Perumals) and the Cholas during the reign of Aditya I.[2] The Chera contemporary Sthanu Ravi was a partner in Chola king Rajakesari Varman's campaign in Kongu country (present-day central Tamil Nadu).[4] King Rajakesari Varman can be identified either with Aditya or Srikantha Chola.[5][2]

It is known that Aditya I's son, Parantaka I, married a Chera princess (the Kizhan Adikal).[6]

Death and Succession

In an inscription, Aditya I is distinguished by the epithet in Tamil:
தொண்டைமானரூர் துஞ்சின உடையார்
Thondaimaanaruur thunjina udaiyaar
"The King who died at Tondaimanarrur"

Aditya I died in 907 CE at Tondaimanarrur. His son Parantaka I built a Shiva temple over his ashes. Aditya I was survived by his queens Ilangon Pichchi and Vayiri Akkan alias Tribhuvana Madeviyar. Besides these two queens, Aditya I also had a mistress named Nangai Sattaperumanar as evidenced from an inscription.

References

  1. ↑ "Translation". Google Translate.
  2. 1 2 3 Ali, Daud. "The Death of a Friend: Companionship, Loyalty and Affiliation in Chola South India". Studies in History, vol. 33, no. 1, Feb. 2017, pp. 36–60.
  3. ↑ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 46–49. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  4. ↑ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 435-437.
  5. ↑ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 436-37.
  6. ↑ George Spencer, 'Ties that Bound: Royal Marriage Alliance in the Chola Period', Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Asian Studies (Hong Kong: Asian Research Service, 1982), 723.
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  • Nilakanta Sastri, K. A. (1935). The CōĻas, University of Madras, Madras (Reprinted 1984).
  • Nilakanta Sastri, K. A. (1955). A History of South India, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002).
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