Sadayavarman Kulasekaran II ( ta, இரண்டாம் சடையவர்மன் குலசேகரன்) was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...

between 1238–1240.

Shared rule

Kulasekaran was one of two Pandyan princes who acceded to power in 1238 after

Maravarman Sundara Pandyan Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1216–1238 CE. He laid the foundation for the Pandya revival, after being dominated by the Cholas for several centuries. Accession Sundara Pandyan c ...

. He shared his rule with his younger brother

Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II ( ta, இரண்டாம் மாறவர்மன் சுந்தர பாண்டியன்) was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1238–1240 CE.Sethuraman, p124 Shared rul ...

.Narasayya, p43 This practice of shared rule with one prince asserting primacy was common in the Pandyan Kingdom.

Hoysala Influence

Kulasekaran's rule was marked with increasing

Hoysala The Hoysala Empire was a Kannada people, Kannadiga power originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, India, Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially loca ...

influence under the rule of

Vira Someshwara Vira Someshwara ( kn, ವೀರ ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ) (1234–1263) was a king of the Hoysala Empire. The preoccupation of Vira Narasimha II in the affairs of Tamil country resulted in neglect of northern territories and he had to face Seun ...

. According to KA Nilakanta Sastri:

''Hoysala influence over the whole area of the Chola kingdom and even in the Pandya country increased steadily from about 1220 to 1245, a period which may be well described as that of Hoysala hegemony in the south.''

The Pandyan inscriptions of this period indicate tribute being paid to the Hoysala king

Distinction from other Kulasekarans

There are records of at least three later Pandyan kings bearing the same name ''Jatavarman Kulasekaran''. This king is identified and distinguished using his ''

meikeerthi A meikeerthi ( ta, மெய் கீர்த்தி) is the first section of Tamil inscriptions of grant issued by ancient Tamil kings of South India. Meikeerthis of various stone and metal inscriptions serve as important archaeological sourc ...

'' which starts with the words ''poothala vanithai'' ( ta, பூதல வனிதை).Narasayya, p42

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References

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