Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II
Maravarman Sundara Pandyan II (
Pandyan king, who ruled regions of South India between 1238–1240 CE.[1]
Sundara Pandiyan II was one of two Pandyan princes who acceded to power in 1238 after
Jatavarman Vikkiraman I
as the Pandyan ruler between 1241 and 1250.
Hoysala influence
This period was marked with increasing
Hoysala influence over Chola kingdom under the rule of Vira Someshwara.[5]
According to KA Nilakanta 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.[2] 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.[6]
War with Cholas
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[4]
Notes
References
- Aiyangar, Sakkottai Krishnaswami (1921), South India and her Muhammadan Invaders, 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