Aditya I (

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: ஆதித்த சோழன்) (c. 870/71 – c. 907 CE), the son of

Vijayalaya Vijayalaya Chola (Tamil: விஜயாலய சோழன்) was a king of South India () who founded the imperial Chola Empire. He ruled over the region to the north of the river Kaveri. Dark age of Cholas The ancient Chola kingdom once ...

, was the

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king who extended the Chola dominions by the conquest of the

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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 Sthanu Ravi Varma ( early Malayalam and Tamil: Ko Tanu Iravi), known as the Kulasekhara, was the Chera Perumal ruler of Kerala in southern India from 844/45 to 870/71 AD.Noburu Karashmia (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Issues and Inter ...

was a partner in Chola king Rajakesari Varma's campaign in Kongu country (central

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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 Parantaka Chola I (Tamil : பராந்தக சோழன் I) (873 CE–955 CE) was a Chola emperor who ruled for forty-eight years, annexing Pandya by defeating Rajasimhan II. The best part of his reign was marked by increasing success ...

, 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). {{DEFAULTSORT:Aditya 01 Chola kings 870s births 900s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain 9th-century Hindus 10th-century Hindus 9th-century Indian monarchs 10th-century Indian monarchs