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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Kulothunga Chola III''' also known as a '''Chakravarti''' was the ruler of the [[Chola]] empire from 1178 to 1218 CE, after succeeding [[Rajadhiraja Chola II]]. Kulothunga Chola III gained success in war against his traditional foes. He gained victories in war against the [[Hoysalas]], [[Pandyas]] of Madurai, [[Chera Dynasties|Cheras]] of Venad, the [[List of Sri Lankan monarchs|Sinhalese kings]] of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">multiple kingdoms</del>, as well as the [[Chodas]] of Velanadu and [[Nellore]]. He also restored [[Chola]] control over [[Karur]], which were ruled by the [[Adigaman]] chiefs as vassals of the [[Cholas]]. He drove out the [[Hoysalas]] under [[Veera Ballala II]] who had made inroads in the Gangavadi and adjoining areas of Tagadur in Kongu country in an effort expand their territory. However, during the last two years of his reign, he lost in war to the resurgent [[Pandyas]], heralded a period of steady decline and ultimately, demise of the [[Cholas]] by 1280 CE.<ref name="SastriHistory178"/> Kulottunga III had alliances with the Hoysalas. The Hoysala king Veera Ballala married a Chola queen called Cholamahadevi and gave his daughter Somaladevi in marriage to Kulottunga III.<ref>{{cite book|title=History and Culture of Karnataka Early Times to Unification|author=Kadati Reddera Basavaraja|publisher=Chalukya Publications|page=131}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Kulothunga Chola III''' also known as a '''Chakravarti''' was the ruler of the [[Chola]] empire from 1178 to 1218 CE, after succeeding [[Rajadhiraja Chola II]]. Kulothunga Chola III gained success in war against his traditional foes. He gained victories in war against the [[Hoysalas]], [[Pandyas]] of Madurai, [[Chera Dynasties|Cheras]] of Venad, the [[List of Sri Lankan monarchs|Sinhalese kings]] of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Polonnaruwa</ins>, as well as the [[Chodas]] of Velanadu and [[Nellore]]. He also restored [[Chola]] control over [[Karur]], which were ruled by the [[Adigaman]] chiefs as vassals of the [[Cholas]]. He drove out the [[Hoysalas]] under [[Veera Ballala II]] who had made inroads in the Gangavadi and adjoining areas of Tagadur in Kongu country in an effort expand their territory. However, during the last two years of his reign, he lost in war to the resurgent [[Pandyas]], heralded a period of steady decline and ultimately, demise of the [[Cholas]] by 1280 CE.<ref name="SastriHistory178"/> Kulottunga III had alliances with the Hoysalas. The Hoysala king Veera Ballala married a Chola queen called Cholamahadevi and gave his daughter Somaladevi in marriage to Kulottunga III.<ref>{{cite book|title=History and Culture of Karnataka Early Times to Unification|author=Kadati Reddera Basavaraja|publisher=Chalukya Publications|page=131}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>According to Sastri, "By his personal ability, Kulothunga Chola III delayed the disruption of the [[Chola empire]] for about a generation, and his reign marks the last great epoch in the history of Chola architecture and art as he himself is the last of the great Chola monarchs."<ref name="SastriHistory178"/> He is credited with building a number of temples, including the [[Sarabeswara]] Temple at Tribhuvanam in [[Kumbakonam]] district, Tamil Nadu, as well as the renovation and repairs to the two temples proclaimed as tutelary deities of the Cholas, namely the [[Shiva]] temple at [[Chidambaram]] and the [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam|Sri Ranganathaswami Temple]] of [[Srirangam]]. Kulothunga Chola III is also renowned for his patronage of art and literature. In some of his numerous inscriptions, including those at the Srirangam temple, Kulothunga Chola III has claimed in his inscriptions his pride in wearing the crown of the race of the Sun to which the Chola emperors claimed descent from."<ref name="SastriHistory178"/></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>According to Sastri, "By his personal ability, Kulothunga Chola III delayed the disruption of the [[Chola empire]] for about a generation, and his reign marks the last great epoch in the history of Chola architecture and art as he himself is the last of the great Chola monarchs."<ref name="SastriHistory178"/> He is credited with building a number of temples, including the [[Sarabeswara]] Temple at Tribhuvanam in [[Kumbakonam]] district, Tamil Nadu, as well as the renovation and repairs to the two temples proclaimed as tutelary deities of the Cholas, namely the [[Shiva]] temple at [[Chidambaram]] and the [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam|Sri Ranganathaswami Temple]] of [[Srirangam]]. Kulothunga Chola III is also renowned for his patronage of art and literature. In some of his numerous inscriptions, including those at the Srirangam temple, Kulothunga Chola III has claimed in his inscriptions his pride in wearing the crown of the race of the Sun to which the Chola emperors claimed descent from."<ref name="SastriHistory178"/></div></td></tr>
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