Parantaka I

Chola emperor from 907 to 955 Parantaka IParakesari Varman, Maduraium Eelamum Konda Parakesarivarman, Veera Cholan, Irumudi CholanChola Empire under Parantaka Chola I in 915 CEChola EmperorReign907–955PredecessorAditya ISuccessorGandaradityaBornVeera Narayanan873Tiruvottiyur, Chola Empire (Modern day Chennai Tamil Nadu, India)Died955(955-00-00) (aged 81–82)Tiruvottiyur, Chola Empire (Modern day Chennai Tamil Nadu, India)Consorts11 Total Including: Ko "Kizhan Adigal" Iravi NiliSolamadeviyarIssueRajaditya Gandaraditya Uttamasili Arinjaya ViramadeviAnupama.DynastyCholaFatherAditya IMotherTribhuvanamadeviyarReligionHinduism Parantaka Chola I (Tamil: பராந்தக சோழன்; 873–955) was the Chola emperor from 907 until his death in 955. During his 48-year-long reign, he annexed the Pandyas by defeating Rajasimhan II and, in the Deccan, won the Battle of Vallala against the Rashtrakutas in 911. Invasion of the Pandya kingdom Parantaka I continued the expansion started by his father, and invaded the Pandya kingdom in 915. He captured the Pandyan capital Madurai and assumed the title Madurain-konda (Capturer of Madurai). The Pandyan ruler Maravarman Rajasinha II sought