Chola vs Rashtrakuta Wars :-
1.Aditya I had two sons namely Parantaka I and Kannara Deva. The eldest son was Parantaka, born to a Chera wife; the youngest son was Kannara Devan, born to Rashtrakuta wife. After the death of Aditya I, Rashtrakuta king Krishna II tried to establish his influence in the Chola country by placing his grandson Kannara Deva on the throne. But in 907 CE, Parantaka became the king. Disappointed by this, Krishna II invaded the Chola country. On Rashtrakuta side, prince Indra III lead the battle, while the Chola side was led by King Parantaka and Prince Rajaditya. During 911 CE in the battle of Vallala,[2] a large number of Rashtrakuta soldiers died and their army began to weaken. Krishna II withdrew and his forces retreated. The Cholas advanced further and attacked the Rashtrakutas and chased away from their territory. Eventually the Cholas defeated the Rashtrakutas. Parantaka Chola's early series of victories would also includes this Rashtrakuta War.
Result : Chola Victory
2.The Battle of Takkolam (948–949) was a military engagement between a contingent of troops led by Rajaditya, crown prince[2] and eldest son of the Chola king Parantaka I (907–955), and another led by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III (939–967) at Takkolam in southern India. The battle resulted in the death of Rajaditya on the battlefield and the defeat of the chola garrison at Takkolam.
Result : Rashtrakuta Victory
3.Revenge On Rashtrakutas :
Parantaka II next concentrated in his war against Rashtrakutas.
As we know from our previous article Parantaka Chola I that the grandfather of Parantaka Chola II, Parantaka I was defeated by the Rashtrakuta King Krishna III. Now Parantaka II decided to take revenge on Rashtrakuta empire. A war broke out between Cholas and Rashtrakutas.
Rashtrakuta was a deccan dynasty which was growing its power over deccan parts of India. In that war, Parantaka II defeated Rashtrakutas and captured most parts of Rashtrakuta empire and aslo successfully regained Tondaimandalam. A commander on the side of Cholas was mentioned in some inscriptions for his fighting skills shown in the battle against Rashtrakutas. It was said that he alone killed big battalions of armies and thereby causing the defeat of Rashtrakutas.
Result : Chola Victory
