Kulothunga II

Kulothunga II
Rajakesarivarman
Tirunirru Chola
Kulthunga Chola II
Sculpture of Kulothunga II at Airavatesvara Temple[citation needed]
Chola Emperor
Reignc. 1133 CE – c. 1150 CE
PredecessorVikrama Chola
SuccessorRajaraja II
BornGangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire
(modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died1150 CE
Chidambaram, Chola Empire
(modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
EmpressTyaagavalli
Mukkokilan
IssueRajaraja Chola II
HouseChalukya Cholas
DynastyChola
FatherVikrama Chola
MotherMukkōkilānadigal
ReligionHinduism

Kulothunga II (died 1150 CE) was a Chola Emperor from 1133 CE to 1150 CE. He succeeded Vikrama Chola to the throne in 1135 CE. Vikrama Chola made Kulothunga his heir apparent and coregent in 1133 CE, so the inscriptions of Kulothunga II count his reign from 1133 CE.[1] According to historians Nilakanta Sastri and T.N Subramanian, Kulottunga Chola II was not the son of Vikrama Chola and they have suggested that there was a break in the line of succession.[2]

  1. ^ K.V. Raman. Sri Varadarajaswami Temple, Kanchi: A Study of Its History, Art and Architecture. Abhinav Publications, 2003 - 206 pages. p. 15.
  2. ^ Rajeshwari Ghose (1996). The Tyagaraja Cult in Tamilnadu: A Study in Conflict and Accommodation. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited. pp. 323–324.