Kumbakonam, Chola Empire (modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died
Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire (modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Allegiance
Chola Empire
Service/branch
Chola army
Rank
Senathipathi
Commands held
Chola Army in Sri Lanka and Kalinga
Battles/wars
Sinhalese Revolts(1070)
Chola invasion of Kalinga(1110)
Chalukya–Chola wars(1070-1120)
Spouse(s)
Alagiyamanavalini Mangai Ālvār
Karunakara Tondaiman was a general of Chola Emperor Kulottunga I.[1] He is renowned for leading the Chola invasion of Kalinga during the reign of Kulottunga I[2][3] and is the hero of Jayamkondar's poem Kalinkkattuparani[4][5] In the Parani poem he is referred to as the lord of Vandai.[6] while in the Draksharamam inscription of Kulottunga I, he is called as Vanduvaraja and Pallavaraja.[7] He also served as a minister under Kulothunga Chola's son and successor, Vikrama Chola.[8]
^Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar. Ancient India: Collected Essays on the Literary and Political History of Southern India. Asian Educational Services, 1911 - India - 451 pages. p. 333.
^C.Sivaratnam: The Tamils in early Ceylon, p. 116
^History of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, 610-1210 A.D., p. 455.
^History of medieval Andhradesa, p. 25
^History of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, 610-1210 A.D.
^University of Allahabad. Department of Modern Indian History, University of Travancore, University of Kerala, University of Kerala. Department of History. Journal of Indian History, Volume 4, Issue 3. p. 23.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Chitra Madhavan. History And Culture Of Tamil Nadu: Vol. 1 (Upto C. Ad 1310). D. K. Print World (P) Limited, 2005 - History - 305 pages. p. 75.
^The Cholas: mathematics reconstructs the chronology, p. 171
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