Varaguna II | |
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Reign | 862 — 879 CE |
Coronation | 862 CE |
Successor | Parantaka Viranarayana |
Died | 879 CE |
Dynasty | Pandya |
Pandya dynasty |
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Early Pandya polity |
Early Medieval Pandyas |
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Varagunavarman II, also described as Varaguna II,(Tamil:வரகுண வர்மன்) was a king of the Pandya dynasty in south India whose reign lasted from c. 862 until c. 879 CE. [1] Varaguna II was famously defeated by a contingent of troops led by Pallava king Aparajita around 879 CE. [2]
Srimara Srivallabha (r. c. 815—862 AD), the predecessor of Varaguna II, was defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Amoghavarsha (the battle of Arisil). [3] Madurai was then sacked by the forces of the Lankan ruler Sena II. [4] Maya Pandya was installed on the Pandya throne by the Sri Lankan army commanders. [4] [3]
Varaguna tried to check the Pallava influence by marching north (and even crossing the Kaveri in the Chola country by c. 879 AD). [5] The northern expedition may well have been directed against the rising power of the Cholas. [2]
A decisive battle was fought at Sri Purambiyam (Tiruppurambiyam near Kumbakonam) in c. 880 AD. An alliance led by the Pallava Aparajita, supported by Chola Aditya I and Ganga Prithvipati I, opposed and defeated the Pandya king (although Prithvipati I lost his life in the battle). [5] The Pandya advance was rolled back. [2] The Chola king subsequently invaded the Pallava country and defeated Aparajita. [5]
Varaguna was succeeded by his younger brother Parantaka Viranarayana around 880 AD. [5]
Varaguna II | |
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Reign | 862 — 879 CE |
Coronation | 862 CE |
Successor | Parantaka Viranarayana |
Died | 879 CE |
Dynasty | Pandya |
Pandya dynasty |
---|
Early Pandya polity |
Early Medieval Pandyas |
|
Varagunavarman II, also described as Varaguna II,(Tamil:வரகுண வர்மன்) was a king of the Pandya dynasty in south India whose reign lasted from c. 862 until c. 879 CE. [1] Varaguna II was famously defeated by a contingent of troops led by Pallava king Aparajita around 879 CE. [2]
Srimara Srivallabha (r. c. 815—862 AD), the predecessor of Varaguna II, was defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Amoghavarsha (the battle of Arisil). [3] Madurai was then sacked by the forces of the Lankan ruler Sena II. [4] Maya Pandya was installed on the Pandya throne by the Sri Lankan army commanders. [4] [3]
Varaguna tried to check the Pallava influence by marching north (and even crossing the Kaveri in the Chola country by c. 879 AD). [5] The northern expedition may well have been directed against the rising power of the Cholas. [2]
A decisive battle was fought at Sri Purambiyam (Tiruppurambiyam near Kumbakonam) in c. 880 AD. An alliance led by the Pallava Aparajita, supported by Chola Aditya I and Ganga Prithvipati I, opposed and defeated the Pandya king (although Prithvipati I lost his life in the battle). [5] The Pandya advance was rolled back. [2] The Chola king subsequently invaded the Pallava country and defeated Aparajita. [5]
Varaguna was succeeded by his younger brother Parantaka Viranarayana around 880 AD. [5]