1 History & Culture · 1.2.5 Eastern Chalukyas and Chalukya-Cholas

1.2.5.4 Kulottunga I and the Chalukya-Chola union

Rajendra Chalukya, son of Rajaraja Narendra and the Chola princess Ammangadevi, became Chola emperor as Kulottunga I in 1070, uniting the Vengi and Chola thrones; Vengi was then ruled through his sons as viceroys until the Kalyani Chalukyas took it around 1118.

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  • Rajendra Chalukya
  • Kulottunga I
  • 1070
  • Chalukya-Chola
  • Madhurantaki
  • Vijayaditya VII
  • viceroys of Vengi
  • Vikrama Chola
  • 72 merchants
  • China 1077
  • Sungam Tavirtta
  • Kalinga war
  • Karunakara Tondaiman
  • Jayangondar
  • Kalingattupparani
  • Kulottungacholapatnam
  • Visakhapatnam
  • Vikramaditya VI

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