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| succession = [[Hoysala Empire|Hoysala King]]<br />
| reign = {{circa|1220|1234 CE}}<br />
| predecessor = [[Veera Ballala II]]<br />
| successor = [[Vira Someshwara]]<br />
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'''Vira Narasimha II''' ({{lang-kn|ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ವೀರ ನರಸಿಂಹ}}) (r. 1220–1234) was a king of the [[Hoysala Empire]].<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=58–60}}</ref> During his reign the Hoysalas gained much influence in the affairs of the Tamil country. He defeated the [[Kadava]]s and [[Pandyas]] and levied a tribute. He acted as a support to [[Chola]] king [[Rajaraja Chola III]], who was possibly his son-in-law, against Pandya incursions.<ref>{{cite book|title=South India and Her Muhammadan Invaders|author=Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar|publisher=Asian Educational Services|page=46}}</ref> During his rule, Vira Narasimha made Kannanur Kuppam near [[Srirangam]] his second capital, with an intent to maintain close watch and control over affairs in Tamil country. Later he fought for the Chola cause again and marched all the way to [[Rameswaram]].{{cn|date=September 2017}} The [[Kannada]] poet Sumanobana was the court poet of King Vira Narasimha II.<br />
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==Wars with Pandyas==<br />
During the rule of Vira Narasimha II, a Hoysala army was stationed at [[Kanchi]] possibly to avert any<br />
incursion from the [[Nellore Chodas|Telugu Chodas of Nellore]], the [[Kakatiya dynasty]] of [[Warangal]] and the [[Pandyas]] of [[Madurai]]. The Chola monarch Rajaraja III defied the Pandyas by not paying their annual tribute. Sundara Pandya went on the offensive and routed the Cholas in the battle of Tellaru. Vira Narasimha II rushed to the aid of the Cholas, defeated the [[South Arcot]] chiefs and captured [[Srirangam]]. [[Magadai|Magadai Mandalam]] was invaded again in 1220–1238. The Hoysala commanders Appanna and Gopayya then reached [[Chidambaram]], routing on their way the Kopperunjinga chiefs who were a Pandya ally, in the battle of Perumbalur. Finally, receiving news that the Kopperunjinga chiefs were willing to set free the Chola monarch Rajaraja III and consider the Cholas a free kingdom, the Hoysalas escorted the Chola monarch back to Kanchi in 1231. At the same time, Vira Narasimha II himself had defeated Sundara Pandya in the battle of Mahendramangalam.<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041 <br />
* K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002), {{ISBN|0-19-560686-8}} <br />
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