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{{Infobox royalty | {{Infobox royalty | ||
| name = Kulothunga Chola II | | name = Kulothunga Chola II | ||
| title = Rajakesarivarman | | title = Rajakesarivarman | ||
| image = kulo2 territories.png | | image = kulo2 territories.png | ||
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| spouse-type = Queen | | spouse-type = Queen | ||
| issue = [[Rajaraja Chola II]] | | issue = [[Rajaraja Chola II]] | ||
| father = | | father = | ||
| death_date = 1150 CE | | death_date = 1150 CE | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Chola history}} | {{Chola history}} | ||
'''Kulothunga Chola II''' was a 12th-century king of the [[Chola Dynasty]] of the [[Tamil people]] of [[South India]]. He succeeded | '''Kulothunga Chola II''' was a 12th-century king of the [[Chola Dynasty]] of the [[Tamil people]] of [[South India]]. He succeeded [[Vikrama Chola]] to the throne in 1135 CE. Vikrama Chola made Kulothunga his [[heir apparent]] and [[coregent]] in 1133 CE, so the inscriptions of Kulothunga II count his reign from 1133 CE.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Varadarajaswami Temple, Kanchi: A Study of Its History, Art and Architecture|author=K.V. Raman|publisher=Abhinav Publications, 2003 - 206 pages|page=15}}</ref> According to historians [[K. A. Nilakanta Sastri|Nilakanta Sastri]] and T.N Subramanian, Kulottunga Chola II was not the son of Vikrama Chola and they have suggested that there was a break in the line of succession.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tyagaraja Cult in Tamilnadu: A Study in Conflict and Accommodation|author=Rajeshwari Ghose|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited|year=1996|pages=323–324}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life and family== | ==Personal life and family== | ||
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== Inscriptions == | == Inscriptions == | ||
The Tyagarajaswami temple in Tiruvarur contains an inscription of the king in which he styles himself as Anapaaya and a bee at the lotus feet of [[Nataraja|Natesa]] at [[Chidambaram]].<ref name=anapaya>{{cite book|title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|author=P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar|publisher=Asian Educational Services, 1982 - Hindu shrines - 638 pages|page=216}}</ref> | The Tyagarajaswami temple in Tiruvarur contains an inscription of the king in which he styles himself as Anapaaya and a bee at the lotus feet of [[Nataraja|Natesa]] at [[Chidambaram]].<ref name=anapaya>{{cite book|title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|author=P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar|publisher=Asian Educational Services, 1982 - Hindu shrines - 638 pages|page=216}}</ref> As per the ''Muchukunda sahasranamam'', ''Anapaaya Mahipaala'' is another name of the deity [[Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur|Thyagaraja]] of [[Thiruvarur]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tyagaraja Cult in Tamilnadu: A Study in Conflict and Accommodation|author=Rajeshwari Ghose|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited|year=1996|page=331}}</ref> | ||
== In popular culture == | == In popular culture == | ||