Kochchadaiyan Ranadhira - Revision history

2401:4900:632F:83BB:402F:2DFF:FEDF:D08: Added inscriptional details on the battles of Marudur and Kuvalaimalai, including the use of war elephants, with a citation to H. Krishna Sastri's South-Indian Inscriptions, Volume III, Part IV, pp. 441–450.

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Added inscriptional details on the battles of Marudur and Kuvalaimalai, including the use of war elephants, with a citation to H. Krishna Sastri's South-Indian Inscriptions, Volume III, Part IV, pp. 441–450.

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 }}</ref> The Velvikkudi grant also mentions he victories at  battles of Sengodi and Pudankodu.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Devakunjari |first=D. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108286 |title=Madurai Through The Ages: From The Earliest Times To 1801 A.d. |date=1957}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NWtDAAAAYAAJ&q=pandya+maharathas&dq=pandya+maharathas&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib_pq_-5qUAxUwUGwGHetVGtc4ChDoAXoECAkQAw#pandya%20maharathas |title=Epigraphia Indica |date=1983 |publisher=Manager of Publications |language=en}}</ref>
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2401:4900:CCE5:18D1:1C5F:17FF:FEB4:2EBF: Added sections on Arikesari’s wars and the Battle of Nelveli, including historical interpretations by Ma. Rasamanikkanar and K. V. Raman, with supporting sources and citations.”

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Added sections on Arikesari’s wars and the Battle of Nelveli, including historical interpretations by Ma. Rasamanikkanar and K. V. Raman, with supporting sources and citations.”

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 }}</ref><ref name="Nilakanta Sastri 1929"/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Subramaniam |first=N. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.462306 |title=History Of Tamilnad |date=1962}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Allan |first=John |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pMSFAAAAIAAJ&q=Peruvalanallur+war&dq=Peruvalanallur+war&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD7Lu1ipCUAxUGSmwGHS70LTI4FBDoAXoECAoQAw#Peruvalanallur%20war |title=The Cambridge Shorter History of India |last2=Haig |first2=Sir Wolseley |last3=Dodwell |first3=Henry |date=1964 |publisher=S. Chand |language=en}}</ref> Defeated the Chalukyan forces led by [[Vikramaditya I]], in the [[Battle of Peruvallanallur]].According to N. Subramaniam, the title ‘Ranadhira’ could be interpreted as having been assumed after a victory over Vikramaditya I, also known as ‘Ranarasika’.<ref name="Kitabistam,Allahabad">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/historicalinscri035270mbp |title=Historical Inscriptions Of Southern INida |publisher=Kitabistam,Allahabad |others=BRAOU, Digital Library Of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=G Jouveau Dubreuil |url=http://archive.org/details/pallavas034964mbp |title=The Pallavas |date=1917 |others=Universal Digital Library}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Subramaniam |first=N. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.462306 |title=History Of Tamilnad |date=1962}}</ref> Vikramaditya, despite commanding a large army, was forced to leave the battlefield.Based on these evidences, scholars such as [[D. C. Sircar]] theorize that Vikramaditya fought against the Pallavas as a subordinate of his brothers, and ascended the throne only after their deaths.{{sfn|Durga Prasad Dikshit|1980|p=121}} The term "[[Three Crowned Kings|three kings]]" apparently refers to the [[Chola]], [[Chera]], and [[Pandya]] rulers who had allied with the [[Pallavas]].{{sfn|Durga Prasad Dikshit|1980|p=120}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chakravarti |first=N. p |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.69621 |title=Epigraphia Indica Vol.22 |date=1933}}</ref><ref name="Kitabistam,Allahabad"/>
 === Victory over Maharathas ===

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	'''Kochchadaiyan,''' known as '''Ranadhira,''' (''r. c.'' 700 – 730 AD) was a [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya]] king of early medieval south India. He was the son and successor of [[Arikesari Maravarman]] (''r. c.'' ~~670~~ – ~~700 AD~~).<ref>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.</ref><ref name=":0">Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) ''A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar''. Madras, Oxford University Press. 149-50.</ref> The name of the king is famously omitted in the Tamil portion of the Larger Sinnamanur Plates.<ref name=":1">Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) ''The Pandyan Kingdom.'' London, Luzac and Company. 55-56.</ref>		'''Kochchadaiyan,''' known as '''Ranadhira,''' (''r. c.'' 700 – 730 AD) was a [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya]] king of early medieval south India. He was the son and successor of [[Arikesari Maravarman]] (''r. c.'' 640 – 690 CE).<ref>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.</ref><ref name=":0">Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) ''A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar''. Madras, Oxford University Press. 149-50.</ref> The name of the king is famously omitted in the Tamil portion of the Larger Sinnamanur Plates.<ref name=":1">Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) ''The Pandyan Kingdom.'' London, Luzac and Company. 55-56.</ref>

	Chadaiyan extended the Pandya influence into the Kongu country.<ref name=":0" /> The result this foray does not appear to have been permanent as the Kongu country is said to have been conquered by his successor also.<ref name=":1" /> He also suppressed a revolt in the [[Ay dynasty\|Ay country]] ([[Trivandrum]]-[[Tirunelveli]]). The Ay chieftain was defeated in the battle of Marudur (Tiruppudaimarudur, Ambarasamudram) and had to acknowledge the Pandya supremacy.<ref name=":0" /> He is also said to have attacked and defeated the "Maharathas" in the city of Mangalapuram (modern [[Mangalore]]).<ref name=":1" />		Chadaiyan extended the Pandya influence into the Kongu country.<ref name=":0" /> The result this foray does not appear to have been permanent as the Kongu country is said to have been conquered by his successor also.<ref name=":1" /> He also suppressed a revolt in the [[Ay dynasty\|Ay country]] ([[Trivandrum]]-[[Tirunelveli]]). The Ay chieftain was defeated in the battle of Marudur (Tiruppudaimarudur, Ambarasamudram) and had to acknowledge the Pandya supremacy.<ref name=":0" /> He is also said to have attacked and defeated the "Maharathas" in the city of Mangalapuram (modern [[Mangalore]]).<ref name=":1" />

	Chadaiyan is given the titles "Vanavan", "Chembiyan" and "Chola" which seem to ~~imply~~ claim to supremacy over the Chera and Chola countries.<ref name=":1" />		Chadaiyan is given the titles "Vanavan", "Chembiyan" and "Chola" which seem to claim supremacy over the Chera and Chola countries.<ref name=":1" />

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{{short description|Pandiyan king}}
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| reign = ''r. c.'' 700 – 730 AD<ref>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.</ref>
| coronation = ''c.'' 700 AD
| full name =
| predecessor = [[Arikesari Maravarman|Arikesari Maravarman Parankusan]]
| successor = [[Maravarman Rajasimha I]]
| spouse 1 =
| issue =
| dynasty = Pandya
| father = [[Arikesari Maravarman]]
}}
{{Pandyan}}
'''Kochchadaiyan,''' known as '''Ranadhira,''' (''r. c.'' 700 – 730 AD) was a [[Pandya dynasty|Pandya]] king of early medieval south India. He was the son and successor of [[Arikesari Maravarman]] (''r. c.'' 670 – 700 AD).<ref>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.</ref><ref name=":0">Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) ''A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar''. Madras, Oxford University Press. 149-50.</ref> The name of the king is famously omitted in the Tamil portion of the Larger Sinnamanur Plates.<ref name=":1">Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) ''The Pandyan Kingdom.'' London, Luzac and Company. 55-56.</ref>

Chadaiyan extended the Pandya influence into the Kongu country.<ref name=":0" /> The result this foray does not appear to have been permanent as the Kongu country is said to have been conquered by his successor also.<ref name=":1" /> He also suppressed a revolt in the [[Ay dynasty|Ay country]] ([[Trivandrum]]-[[Tirunelveli]]). The Ay chieftain was defeated in the battle of Marudur (Tiruppudaimarudur, Ambarasamudram) and had to acknowledge the Pandya supremacy.<ref name=":0" /> He is also said to have attacked and defeated the "Maharathas" in the city of Mangalapuram (modern [[Mangalore]]).<ref name=":1" />

Chadaiyan is given the titles "Vanavan", "Chembiyan" and "Chola" which seem to imply claim to supremacy over the Chera and Chola countries.<ref name=":1" />

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