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| result = * Victory of the Pallavas and their confederates | | result = * Victory of the Pallavas and their confederates | ||
* Defeat of the Pandyas | * Defeat of the Pandyas | ||
| combatant1 = [[Pallavas]]<br>[[Western Gangas]]<br>[[Medieval Cholas]] | | combatant1 = [[Pallavas]]<br>[[Western Gangas]]<br>[[Medieval Cholas]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} | ||
| combatant2 = [[Pandya kingdom]]<br>Pallava factions | | combatant2 = [[Pandya kingdom]]<br>Pallava factions | ||
| commander1 = [[Aparajitavarman]]<br>[[Prithvipati I]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Aditya I]] | | commander1 = [[Aparajitavarman]]<br>[[Prithvipati I]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Aditya I]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} | ||
| commander2 = [[Varagunavarman II]]<br>[[Nriputungavarman]] | | commander2 = [[Varagunavarman II]]<br>[[Nriputungavarman]] | ||
| strength1 = unknown | | strength1 = unknown | ||
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== Causes == | == Causes == | ||
At the dawn of the 9th century, the Pallava kingdom which had ruled most of South India for three centuries began to decline. Seizing the opportunity provided by weak Pallava rule, the Pandya king Varagunavarman tried to force the Pallava king Aparajitha into submission. The Chola king [[Vijayalaya]], then a feudatory of the Pallavas, and his son [[Aditya I|Aditya Chola I]], came to his assistance. Aparajitha was also assisted by the [[Western Ganga dynasty|Western Ganga king]] Prithvipati I.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Involvement of Vijayalaya Chola in the battle is still in debate since he is said to be deceased in 870 AD, about nine years before the war happened. | At the dawn of the 9th century, the Pallava kingdom which had ruled most of South India for three centuries began to decline. Seizing the opportunity provided by weak Pallava rule, the Pandya king Varagunavarman tried to force the Pallava king Aparajitha into submission. The Chola king [[Vijayalaya]], then a feudatory of the Pallavas, and his son [[Aditya I|Aditya Chola I]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}, came to his assistance. Aparajitha was also assisted by the [[Western Ganga dynasty|Western Ganga king]] Prithvipati I.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Involvement of Vijayalaya Chola in the battle is still in debate since he is said to be deceased in 870 AD, about nine years before the war happened. | ||
== Events == | == Events == | ||
The forces of the Pallava kingdom, Western Ganga kingdom and the Chola kingdom met the Pandyan army at Sri Purambiyam or [[Thiruppurambiyam]] in the [[Thanjavur district]] of present-day state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in 879 CE. Though, according to the Udyendiram plates of [[Prithvipati II]], Prithvipati I was killed after a brave fight, the allies were still able to salvage a [[pyrrhic victory]]. | The forces of the Pallava kingdom, Western Ganga kingdom and the Chola kingdom met the Pandyan army at Sri Purambiyam or [[Thiruppurambiyam]] in the [[Thanjavur district]] of present-day state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in 879 CE.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} Though, according to the Udyendiram plates of [[Prithvipati II]], Prithvipati I was killed after a brave fight, the allies were still able to salvage a [[pyrrhic victory]]. | ||
== Consequences == | == Consequences == | ||
The Pandyas were completely devastated as a result of the battle and never recovered from the loss for two centuries. The Pallavas, though victorious, were forced to give heavy concessions to their rising Chola feudatories, who declared their independence. The Pallava kingdom was eventually annexed by the Cholas during the reign of Vijayalaya Chola's son [[Aditya I]]. What started as an internecine conflict between the Pallava heirs blew up into a huge war which set the tone for the Chola regime for the next few centuries. | The Pandyas were completely devastated as a result of the battle and never recovered from the loss for two centuries. {{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}The Pallavas, though victorious, were forced to give heavy concessions to their rising Chola feudatories, who declared their independence. {{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}The Pallava kingdom was eventually annexed by the Cholas during the reign of Vijayalaya Chola's son [[Aditya I]]. What started as an internecine conflict between the Pallava heirs blew up into a huge war which set the tone for the Chola regime for the next few centuries. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Pallavas Western Gangas Medieval Cholas[citation needed] |
Pandya kingdom Pallava factions | ||||||
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Aparajitavarman Prithvipati I † Aditya I[citation needed] |
Varagunavarman II Nriputungavarman | ||||||
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Battle of Thirupurambiyam was fought between the Pandya king Varagunavarman II and a confederacy of the Pallavas, Western Ganga Dynasty and the Medieval Cholas in about 879 CE near modern-day Kumbakonam. The Pandyas lost the battle with Varagunavarman II going into retirement.
The battle is considered to be a turning point in the history of South India for it precipitated the fall of the Pallava and Pandya kingdoms and triggered the re-emergence of the Chola power in history after centuries of obscurity during Kalabhra rule.
Causes[edit | edit source]
At the dawn of the 9th century, the Pallava kingdom which had ruled most of South India for three centuries began to decline. Seizing the opportunity provided by weak Pallava rule, the Pandya king Varagunavarman tried to force the Pallava king Aparajitha into submission. The Chola king Vijayalaya, then a feudatory of the Pallavas, and his son Aditya Chola I[citation needed], came to his assistance. Aparajitha was also assisted by the Western Ganga king Prithvipati I.[citation needed] Involvement of Vijayalaya Chola in the battle is still in debate since he is said to be deceased in 870 AD, about nine years before the war happened.
Events[edit | edit source]
The forces of the Pallava kingdom, Western Ganga kingdom and the Chola kingdom met the Pandyan army at Sri Purambiyam or Thiruppurambiyam in the Thanjavur district of present-day state of Tamil Nadu in 879 CE.[citation needed] Though, according to the Udyendiram plates of Prithvipati II, Prithvipati I was killed after a brave fight, the allies were still able to salvage a pyrrhic victory.
Consequences[edit | edit source]
The Pandyas were completely devastated as a result of the battle and never recovered from the loss for two centuries. [citation needed]The Pallavas, though victorious, were forced to give heavy concessions to their rising Chola feudatories, who declared their independence. [citation needed]The Pallava kingdom was eventually annexed by the Cholas during the reign of Vijayalaya Chola's son Aditya I. What started as an internecine conflict between the Pallava heirs blew up into a huge war which set the tone for the Chola regime for the next few centuries.
References[edit | edit source]
- Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta (2000) [1935]. The Cōlas. Madras: University of Madras. p. 110.
