| Battle of Vijayawada | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Chalukya–Chola wars | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
| Western Chalukyas | Chola Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Vikramaditya VI, Jananatha, Rajamayan | Virarajendra Chola | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Vijayawada was fought in 1068 between the Chola army under Virarajendra Chola and the Western Chalukya army commanded by Vikramaditya VI near the present-day city of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, India. The war resulted in the recovery of Vengi Andhra by the Cholas and coronation of Vijayaditya VII as Eastern Chalukya ruler by Virarajendra Chola.