The Chalukya-Chola Wars were a series of battles that were fought from 992 CE to 1120 CE between the

Chola Empire The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval thalassocratic empire based in southern India that was ruled by the Chola dynasty, and comprised overseas dominions, protectorates and spheres of influence ...

and the

Western Chalukya Empire The Western Chalukya Empire ( ) ruled most of the Deccan Plateau, western Deccan, South India, between the 10th and 12th centuries. This Kannada dynasty is sometimes called the ''Kalyani Chalukya'' after its regal capital at Kalyani, today's ...

in what is now

South India South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of ...

. Conflicts eventually exhausted as both empires, straining their manpower and material, were left vulnerable to other enemies. More than 1,000,000 people were killed due to direct or indirect consequences of the war. The battles were fought on two fronts: the Western Front in which the capture of Manyakheta and Kalyani were the objectives of the Cholas, and the Eastern Front which centered around

Vengi Vengi or Venginadu ( Telugu: వేంగి) is a historic region located in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India spread over the Godavari and Krishna river deltas. Its capital was located at Pedavegi, near Eluru. Vengi was a prominent city in a ...

which was strategic for both sides. The west saw the heaviest fighting with

Rajendra Chola I Rajendra I (26 July 971 – 1044), often referred to as Rajendra the Great, was a Chola Empire, Chola Emperor who reigned from 1014 to 1044. He was born in Thanjavur to Rajaraja I. His queen was Vanavan Mahadevi and he assumed royal power as ...

leading an army of 900,000 and defeating Jayasimha II at the Battle of Maski (1019 CE – 1020 CE).On the Eastern Front, Rajendra Chola led

Rajaraja Chola I Rajaraja I (Middle Tamil: ''Rājarāja Cōḻaṉ''; Classical Sanskrit: ''Rājarāja Śōḷa''; 3 November 947 – January/February 1014), also known as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola Empire, Chola emperor who reigned from 985 to 1014. He ...

's army in Vengi and expelled the rulers in battle. Vengi was later the site of the coronation of Rajendra Chola's nephew following his victories in the

Chola expedition to North India The Medieval Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I led an Chola Expedition of the Ganges between 1019 and 1021. The expedition traversed the states of Vengi, Kalinga, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh culminating with ...

Rajendra II Rajendra Chola II (997 CE – 1064 CE) often referred to as Rajendradeva Chola was a Chola emperor who reigned from 28 May 1052 to 1064. Rajendra II succeeded his brother Rajadhiraja I after his death at the Battle of Koppam.''The History a ...

was killed in the battle at the city of Kakkargond on the banks of Thungabhadra by

Someshvara I Someshvara I (; ) was a king of the Western Chalukyas. Also known as "Ahavamalla" or "Trilokamalla", Someshvara succeeded his father Jayasimha II (Western Chalukya dynasty), Jayasimha II to the throne. His several military successes in Cent ...

Chalukya - Chola Wars

* Battle of Donur (1007 CE) * Battle of Tavareyaghatta (1007 CE) * Battle of Chebrolu (1008 CE) * Battle of Maski (1019 – 1020 CE) * Battle of the Godavari 1028 AD * Battle of Koppam (1054 CE) * Battle of Kudal-Sangamam (1062 CE) * Battle of Vijayawada (1068)

References

*"Tennaattu Porkalangal" by Ka. Appaturaiyaar *"VeeraSozhiyam" *"Kalingattu Parani" by Jayankondaar

our Karnataka *https://archive.org/details/CholasI/page/n226/mode/1up?view=theater *https://archive.org/details/historicalinscri035270mbp/page/n11/mode/1up *https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.16035/mode/1up *

Chalukya The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynas ...

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Prabandha-Chintamani ''Prabandha-Chintamani'' (IAST: Prabandha-cintāmaṇi) is an Indian Sanskrit-language collection of '' prabandhas'' (semi-historical biographical narratives). It was compiled in c. 1304 CE, in the Vaghela kingdom of present-day Gujarat, by Jain ...

" of Merutunga *Vijnanesvara's " Mitakshara" *Kirthi Verma's "Govaidya " *"Ajitapurana and Sahasabhimavijaya" of Ranna *Bilhana's "Vikramankadeva Charitha" {{DEFAULTSORT:Chalukya-Chola wars Chola Empire History of Karnataka Wars involving the Western Chalukya Empire Wars involving the Chola Empire