Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II
| Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II | |
|---|---|
| Pandyan Emperor | |
| Reign | July/August 1238 – 1251[1] |
| Coronation | July/August 1238[a] |
| Predecessor | Maravarman Sundara Pandyan |
| Successor | Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I |
| Co-emperors | Jatavarman Kulasekaran II (1238–1240) Sadayavarman Vikkiraman I (1240–1250) |
| Died | 1251[b] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II (Tamil: இரண்டாம் மாறவர்மன் சுந்தர பாண்டியன்) was a Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1238–1251.[2]
Shared rule
[edit]Sundara Pandiyan II was one of two Pandyan princes who acceded to power in 1238 after Maravarman Sundara Pandyan I.[2] He shared his rule with his elder brother Jatavarman Kulasekaran II for two years.[3] This practice of shared rule with one prince asserting primacy was common in the Pandyan Kingdom.[4] His years of reign are unclear. While Indian historian K. A. Nilakanta Sastri mentions him as the Pandyan prince defeated by Rajendra Chola III around 1250,[5] N. Sethuraman mentions another Pandyan prince - Jatavarman Vikkiraman I as the Pandyan ruler between 1241 and 1250.
Hoysala influence
[edit]This period was marked with increasing Hoysala influence over the Chola kingdom under the rule of Vira Someshwara.[6] According to Sastri:
Hoysala influence over the whole area of the Chola kingdom and even in the Pandya country increased steadily from about 1220 to 1245, a period which may be well described as that of Hoysala hegemony in the south.
The Pandyan inscriptions of this period indicate tribute being paid to the Hoysala king.[3] The kilacheval temple grants, Vira Somi Chathurvedimangalam land grants and the presence of a Hoysala general Appana Dandanayaka for settling disputes at Thirumayam all indicate Hoysala dominance over the Chola Country.[7]
War with Cholas
[edit]Sundara Pandiyan II was attacked and defeated by the Rajendra Chola III around 1250. To prevent the complete revival of Chola power, Vira Someshwara temporarily allied himself with the Pandyas[5]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Aiyangar, Sakkottai Krishnaswami (1921), South India and her Muhammadan Invaders, Chennai: Oxford University Press
- Sastri, KA Nilakanta (1955), A history of South India: from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar (Hardback ed.), Chennai: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-560686-8
- Narasayya (2009), Aalavaai: Madurai Maanagarathin Kadhai (in Tamil) (Hardback ed.), Chennai: Palaniappa Brothers, ISBN 978-81-8379-517-3
- Sethuraman, N (1978), The imperial Pandyas: mathematics reconstructs the chronology