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Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II ( ta, இரண்டாம் மாறவர்மன் சுந்தர பாண்டியன்) 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 terr ...
between 1238–1240 CE.Sethuraman, p124


Shared rule

Sundara Pandiyan II was one of two Pandyan princes who acceded to power in 1238 after Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I. He shared his rule with his elder brother
Jatavarman Kulasekaran II Sadayavarman Kulasekaran II ( ta, இரண்டாம் சடையவர்மன் குலசேகரன்) was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1238–1240. Shared rule Kulasekaran was one of two Pandyan ...
for two years.Narasayya, p43 This practice of shared rule with one prince asserting primacy was common in the Pandyan Kingdom. His years of reign are unclear. While KA Nilakanta Sastri mentions him as the Pandyan prince defeated by
Rajendra Chola III Rajendra Chola III was a brother and rival of Rajaraja Chola III, and came to the Chola throne in 1246 CE. Rajendra began to take effective control over the administration, and epigraphs of Rajendra Chola III indicate there was civil war ending ...
around 1250,KA Nilakanta Sastri, p195. N Sethuraman mentions another Pandyan prince -
Jatavarman Vikkiraman I Sadayavarman Vikkiraman I ( ta, முதலாம் சடையவர்மன் விக்கிரம பாண்டியன்) was king and Lord Emperor of the Pandya dynasty, ruling regions of Tamilakkam (present day South India bet ...
as the Pandyan ruler between 1241 and 1250.


Hoysala influence

This period was marked with increasing
Hoysala The Hoysala Empire was a Kannadiga power originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur, but was later moved ...
influence over Chola kingdom under the rule of Vira Someshwara. 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 The Hoysala Empire was a Kannadiga power originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur, but was later moved ...
king. The ''kilacheval'' temple grants, ''Vira Somi Chathurvedimangalam'' land grants and the presence of a Hoysala general Appana Dandanayaka for settling disputes at
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all indicate Hoysala dominance over the Chola Country.Aiyangar, p.46


War with Cholas

Sundara Pandiyan II was attacked and defeated by the
Rajendra Chola III Rajendra Chola III was a brother and rival of Rajaraja Chola III, and came to the Chola throne in 1246 CE. Rajendra began to take effective control over the administration, and epigraphs of Rajendra Chola III indicate there was civil war ending ...
around 1250. To prevent the complete revival of Chola power, Vira Someshwara temporarily allied himself with the Pandyas


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