Kulothunga III
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Kulothunga III was a powerful 12th–13th century South Indian monarch who presided over the later phase of the Chola Empire, noted for his military campaigns and temple patronage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola emperor
ⓘ
South Indian monarch ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chidambaram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thanjavur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
Hoysala kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalinga region NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandya country NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Hoysala dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinhalese rulers of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country | Chola Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | likely Gangaikonda Cholapuram region ⓘ |
| dynasty | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| father | Rajaraja II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Later Chola period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ temple patronage ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| notableConstruction |
additions to Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
ⓘ
expansion of Chidambaram Nataraja Temple ⓘ renovation of various Chola temples ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Sanskrit learning
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Siva temples ⓘ Tamil literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnava temples ⓘ |
| policy |
assertion of Chola suzerainty over Pandyas
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maintenance of Chola naval power ⓘ support of Brahmanical institutions ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rajaraja II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South India
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1218 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1178 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| styleOfRule | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| successor | Rajaraja III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Chola feudatories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Chakravartin
NERFINISHED
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Kulottunga Chola Deva NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribhuvana Chakravartin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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