Maravarman Rajasimha II (''r. c.'' 900–915 AD) (Tamil:பராந்தகப் பாண்டியன்) was the last major king of the early medieval

Pandya kingdom The Pandya dynasty (), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing sinc ...

(6th–10th century AD) of south India. He was the son and successor of Parantaka Viranarayana (''r. c.'' 880–900 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. 165.Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) ''The Pandyan Kingdom.'' London, Luzac and Company. 79-80. He is the donor of the Larger Sinnamanur Plates. Rajasimha was the son of Parantaka Viranarayana and Vanavan Mahadevi (a Kongu Chera princessNarayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 95-96 and 108.).

Chola 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 ...

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Parantaka I Parantaka Chola I (Tamil: பராந்தக சோழன் I; 873–955) was a Chola emperor who ruled for forty-eight years, annexing Pandya by defeating Rajasimhan II and in the Deccan won the Battle of Vallala against Rashtrakutas whic ...

(''r. c.'' 907–55) invaded the Pandya territories in 910 AD and captured

Madurai Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...

(hence the title "Madurai Konda", or the Conqueror of Madurai, for the Chola).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. Rajasimha II received help from the

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

n king Kassapa V, still got defeated by the Cholas in the decisive battle of Velur. Rajasimha fled the Pandya country and stayed in Sri Lanka for some years. He then found refuge in the Chera country, leaving even his royal insignia in Sri Lanka.

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