Rajendra Choda I was a
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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king and the second of
Velanati Chodas who ruled from 1108 to 1132 AD.
Rajendra Choda I succeeded his father
Gonka I
Gonka I was a Telugu king and the first of Velanati Chodas who ruled from 1076 to 1108.
Gonka I ruled as a vassal to Kulottunga I of Later Cholas of Gangaikonda Cholapuram, and his son Mammadi Varma, viceroy of Vengi. He fought as general in the ...
as the chieftain and continued his allegiance to the
Chola dynasty. He was defeated by Anantapalaya, the general of
Vikramaditya VI of
Kalyani Chalukyas in 1115 AD. Rajendra Choda I was forced to accept the suzerainty of Kalyani Chalukyas. Kalyani Chalukyas continued their victory and started winning most of the Telugu country including Bezawada, Kondapalli and Jananatapura and they marched till Kanchi and ransacked it.
Someswara III succeeded his father Vikramaditya VI in Kalyani in 1126 AD and Rajendra Choda I continued their allegiance to Kalyani Chalukyas. Malla Bhupati of Vengi recovered some regions on the banks of Krishna, but Velanti Chodas remained as subjects of Someswara II in these battles. However, in 1132 AD, he fought along the side of the
Chola dynasty. Vikrama Chola sent his army under his son
Kulottunga II to
Vengi. Many chieftains including Velandu Chodas joined hands with him and helped in driving out Kalyani Chalukyas in the battle of Manneru.
References
* Durga Prasad, History of the Andhras up to 1565 A.D., P.G. Publishers, Guntur (1988)
* South Indian Inscriptions - http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/
Velanati Chodas
12th-century Indian monarchs
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