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between Rajakiaari Sundara-Chole and Rijukésari Rajarkja 1. ‘The Udaipiirgudi record! dated in the 2nd year of éjok@sarivarman (Rajaraje 1) states that the lands belonging to some persona who were implicated inthe death of Aditya-Kurikila were confiscated by the king; and it is reasonable to consider, from the trend of political events that attended the snoceaston of Uttama-Chile, that be had himself countenanced this acb of treachery, which lod him o step nearer to the Chil throne. The Tiruviladgadu* plates while sluzring over the actual facts that culminated in Aditya's death make, however, the significant remark that ' Rajarije did not wish to succeed to the Chija territory, so long ux his uncle Uttama-Chija coveted it’, These facta siggeat that, Aditya must have been killed before Uttama-Chéla’s actual succession, and so Aditya IT must have lived and ruled before AD. 969-76.
The Leiden plates’ of Rijurija [ mention that while yat a boy, he (Aditya) * played aportively in battle with Vira-Pagdya, just 05.0 lion’s cub (does) with a rutting mid elephant, proud of (its) strength * while the Tiruvalaigidu plates* are more explicit in stating that * he killed the Pandya king (who must have beon the samo Vira-Pigdya) in battle,’ and “ having deposited in his (capital) town the lofty pillar of victory, (vi.), the head of the Pandya king, Aditya disappeared (/rom this world) with o desire to ses heaven’. From these statements, we can infer that Aditya [1 had won his military spurs even during the reign of his father and that he did not live for a long time ufter his own independent victory over his Piindya adversary, Though the titletalai-konda assumed by kings, has, in some rare instances, been interpreted! to connote a simple capture of the crown of their opponents, this specific statement in the Tiravalangadu plates warrants the conclusion that Vira-Pindya literally lost his head, v., met his death, im his encounter with Aditya! The highest regnal year found for Vira-Pindya in the records so far copied is only 15-+5, i.¢., 20, and it was probably the last year of hie reign, As the earliest year in which the title Vira-Paqdiyap-ralai-konda 1s upplied to Aditya is 2, we may usanme that the 20th year of Vira-Pindya coincided with the 2nd year of Aditya’s reign,
Of Aditya’s futher Rajaktsarivarman Sundars-Chéla, it in stated in the Leiden plates? that he fought » fierce battle with his enemies at Sevvir (Chévitra}; while the Kanyikumiri record* mentions that the Pandya opponent of this king fled from the field of battle and hid himself in a forest. The earhest revord? of Sundara-Chdla ‘crediting him ‘with this achiovement in tha title Pandiyenai-chchwram=irakkina ie dated in his Tth year : and as he is considered to have reigned from about A.D. 956 to 975," this conflict with the Pandya king, who must have beon Vira-Paindys himaall, could have taken place only in about AID. 964, Tt ssema probable ‘therefore that the Pindya king wes then simply defeated and routed, that he actually lost bis life in another subsequent near engagement in which Aditya distinguished himself, and that this signal vi gave Aditya the title of Vira-Pagdiyag-ralai-tonda, in common with the two feudatories Pirthi-vindravarman® ond Bhiti-Vikramukésann'®, who must have both helped him in this exploit,
- No. 577 of 1020 and ante, Vol. XXI, po 165.
43.1.4. Vol. 10, p, 430,
4 Amie, Vol. XXII, p, 260,
‘Erol. K. A- Nilskanta Santei: The Odjae, Vol. I, p. 160. Thin is not convincing.
- No. 256 of 1007 from Tirwiduimarudar, dated in the 4th year of Aditya, atates that ‘he destroyed Vira:
Paydya and took be head" (Mirs-Pandivanat erindy take Eonda).
- Trav, Archl, Seriva, Vol, TH, p, 106,
- No, 201 of oy : ease mg ie oe eee ies
The Colas, Vol. h Wo. 12 ia wi fable to him the Aetails—i7 Kumbha, Sundey, Hevati~give the equivalent A.D, 073, Febriary 0, ky oe vig Saas ane ea 23 of 1015. Parthivéndravarman's identity with Aditve II Kimself or with Prithvipati IT seems. 4 No, 129 of 1907.