| Battle of Takkolam | |||||||||
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| Part of Krishna's Southern Expedition | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Chola empire Chera Perumals[1] |
Rashtrakuta Empire Seuna (Yadava) dynasty Western Ganga Dynasty | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Rajaditya Chola † Vellan Kumaran (Chera/Kerala)[1] |
Krishna III Vaddiga I Butuga II | ||||||||
The Battle of Takkolam (948–949) was a military engagement between a contingent of troops led by Rajaditya, crown prince[2] and eldest son of the Chola king Parantaka I (907–955), and another led by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III (939–967) at Takkolam in southern India. The battle resulted in the death of Rajaditya on the battlefield and the defeat of the Chola garrison at Takkolam.[3]
The battle is considered as the climax of the confrontation between the two imperials powers, the Rashtrakutas and the Cholas, for complete domination of south India.[1] The death of prince Rajaditya is unusually commemorated by the Cholas. The Chola version of the events can be found in Larger Leiden Grant[4] (1006 AD) of Rajaraja I and Tiruvalangadu Plates (1018 AD) of Rajendra Chola.[5][3] An account of the battle, which differs in some details from the Chola version, is found in the Atakur inscription issued by Krishna III and prince Butuga II (a young underlord of Krishna III[6]) of the Western Ganga family.[7][6] The Sravana Belgola record of Ganga king Marasimha (963 - 975 AD) also claims victory of the king for his predecessor Bhutuga II.[8]
- ^ a b c Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 100-101.
- ^ Curry, Anne (2020). The Cambridge History of War: Volume 2, War and the Medieval. Cambdrige. p. all.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Epigraphia Indica 22 (1933–34), no. 34: vv. 19–21.
- ^ South Indian Inscriptions 3 (1920), no. 205: v. 54.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Epigraphia Indica 6 (1900–01), no. 6c: 53–56.
- ^ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 100-101 and 113-114.