Aditya I (
Tamil
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: ஆதித்த சோழன்) (c. 870/71 – c. 907 CE
), the son of
Vijayalaya, was the
Chola
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king who extended the Chola dominions by the conquest of the
Pallavas
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and occupied the
Western Ganga Kingdom.
Relations with the Cheras
Friendly relations appear to have existed between the
Cheras (the Perumals) and the Cholas during the reign of Aditya I.
[Ali, Daud. "The Death of a Friend: Companionship, Loyalty and Affiliation in Chola South India". ''Studies in History'', vol. 33, no. 1, Feb. 2017, pp. 36–60.] The Chera contemporary
Sthanu Ravi was a partner in Chola king Rajakesari Varma's campaign in Kongu country (central
Tamil Nadu
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).
[Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala''. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 435-437.] King Rajakesari Varma can be identified either with Aditya or Srikantha Chola.
[Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala''. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 436-37.]
It is known that Aditya I's son,
Parantaka I, married a Chera princess (
the Kizhan Adikal).
[George Spencer, 'Ties that Bound: Royal Marriage Alliance in the Chola Period', ''Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Asian Studies'' (Hong Kong: Asian Research Service, 1982), 723.]
References
* ''Tamil And Sanskrit Inscriptions Chiefly Collected in 1886-87'', E. Hultzsch, PhD, Published by Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi
* Nilakanta Sastri, K. A. (1935). ''The CōĻas'', University of Madras, Madras (Reprinted 1984).
* Nilakanta Sastri, K. A. (1955). ''A History of South India'', OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002).
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Chola kings
870s births
900s deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death uncertain
9th-century Hindus
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10th-century Indian monarchs