[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Colas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas) › c19.67 # The Colas c19.67 The Cōḷas c19.67 - **Language:** English ### [c19.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.67) of evidence point to the conclusion that soon after the death of Āhavamalla, trouble arose between Sōmēśvara II and Vikramāditya on some matters of importance if not about the succession itself, that Vikramāditya's younger brother Jayasiṁha, and the Kaḍamba Jayakēśi of Goa took his side in the dispute, that Jayakēśi officiated as Vikrama's ambassador to the Cōḷa, seeking Vīrarājēndra's aid for his ally, and that as a consequence of the powerful intercession of the Cōḷa monarch, Sōmēśvara II was compelled to part with portions of his hereditary dominions to Vikramāditya almost immediately after his accession to the throne. Though we have no other evidence for it than that of Bilhaṇa, the marriage of Vikramāditya with a Cōḷa princess may be accepted as a fact. Vikramāditya's inscriptions with the title Trailōkyamalla and bearing dates earlier than A.D. 1076, which marked the commencement of the Cāḷukya-Vikrama era, are found in the southern parts of the Cāḷukyan empire;¹⁷³ and this goes far to confirm the hypothesis of a division of territory between the Cāḷukya brothers. It was not many years before the younger brother completely displaced the elder, as we shall see. In fact the alliance between Vīrarājēndra and Vikramāditya is part of a diplomatic revolution which will be elucidated in the next chapter. - [Previous: c19.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.66) - [Next: c19.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.68) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.67) · Pramāṇa