Background
Srimara Srivallabha (r. c. 815—862 AD), the predecessor of Varaguna II, was defeated by the Rashtrakuta dynasty, Rashtrakuta king Nripatunga, Amoghavarsha (the battle of Arisil).Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) ''A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar.'' Madras, Oxford University Press. 153-54. Madurai was then Anuradhapura invasion of Pandya, sacked by the forces of the Sri Lanka, Lankan ruler Sena II.Noburu Karashima (ed.), ''A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations.'' New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014. 88-89. Maya Pandya was installed on the Pandya throne by the Sri Lankan army commanders.Battle of Sri Purambiyam
Battle of Thirupurambiyam, Battle of thirupurambiyam, Varaguna tried to check the Pallava influence by marching north (and even crossing the Kaveri in the Chola country by c. 879 AD).Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) ''A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar.'' Madras, Oxford University Press. 167-68. The northern expedition may well have been directed against the rising power of the Cholas. A decisive battle was fought at Sri Purambiyam (Tiruppurambiyam near Kumbakonam) in c. 880 AD. An alliance led by the Pallava Aparajita, supported by Chola Aditya I and Western Ganga dynasty, Ganga Prithvipati I, opposed and defeated the Pandya king (although Prithvipati I lost his life in the battle). The Pandya advance was rolled back.Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) ''The Pandyan Kingdom.'' London, Luzac and Company. 78-79. The Chola king subsequently invaded the Pallava country and defeated Aparajita. Varaguna was succeeded by his younger brother Parantaka Viranarayana around 880 AD.References
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