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{{Short description|Battle in India in 1068}}
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book | first= K. A. Nilakanta| last=Sastri| author-link=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri | orig-year= 1935| year= 2000| title= The Cōlas| publisher= [[University of Madras]] | location= Madras|ref=Sastri}}
* {{cite book | first= K. A. Nilakanta| last=Sastri| author-link=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri | orig-year= 1935| year= 2000| title= The Cōlas| publisher= [[University of Madras]] | location= Madras|ref=Sastri}}
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[[Category:Western Chalukya Empire]]
[[Category:Western Chalukya Empire]]
[[Category:Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Indian kingdoms|Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1068|Vijayawada]]

Revision as of 17:25, 24 September 2022


Battle of Vijayawada
Part of Chalukya–Chola wars
Date1068
Location
Result
Belligerents
Western Chalukyas Chola Empire
Commanders and leaders
Vikramaditya VI, Jananatha, Rajamayan Virarajendra Chola
Strength
unknown unknown

The Battle of Vijayawada was fought in 1068 between the Chola army under Virarajendra Chola and the Western Chalukya army commanded by Vikramaditya VI near the present-day city of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, India. The war resulted in the recovery of Vengi by the Cholas.

Causes

In 1066, during the reign of the Western Chalukya king Someshvara I, Vikramaditya VI had invaded the Chola Empire penetrating as far as the capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram and threatening the city before being repulsed. The Chola Emperor Virarajendra Chola reacted by leading a huge force into the Western Chalukya kingdom. Virarajendra proposed a showdown at Kudal-Sangamam at the junction of the Krishna and the Tungabhadra, but when Someshvara I failed to turn up, Virarajendra ravaged the country and defeated the Nolamba, Kadava and Vaidumba feudatories of Someshvara I and besieged the city of Vengi which the Cholas had earlier lost to the Western Chalukyas.[1]

Events

The Western Chalukya garrison led by Jananatha and Rajamayan fought a decisive battle with the Cholas but facing the prospect of imminent defeat, fled into the jungles of the north with the Chola army in hot pursuit.[2] Virarajendra pursued the fleeing Western Chalukya forces beyond the Godavari River.[2] After conquering Kalinga and Sakkarakkottam, Virarajendra crowned Vijayaditya VII as the king of Vengi and returned home.[2]

References

  1. Sastri, p 268
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sastri, p 270

Bibliography

  • Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta (2000) [1935]. The Cōlas. Madras: University of Madras.