Aditya I

Aditya I
Rajakesari Varman,
Tondaimanarrur Tunjina Udaiyar,
Kodandarama
Chola Territories c. 905 CE
Reignc. 871 – c. 907 CE
PredecessorVijayalaya Chola
SuccessorParantaka I
BornPazhayarai, Pallava Empire
(7km from present-day Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died907 CE
Tondaimanarrur, Chola Kingdom
(present-day Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, India)
QueensTribhuvanamadeviyar
Ilangon Pichchi
IssueParantaka Chola I
Kannara Devan
DynastyChola
FatherVijayalaya Chola
MotherAnaghavati
ReligionHinduism

Aditya Chola I, the son of Vijayalaya Chola, was the Chola king who laid the foundation of the Chola Empire with the conquest of the Pallava Kingdom and the occupation of the Western Ganga Kingdom and Kongu Nadu.[1] Aditya Chola I was succeeded by his eldest son Parantaka Chola I.

  1. ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 46–49. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.