The Colas c21.25

c21.25

fighting), he was pleased to bestow on his commanders, who were mounted on horses, settlements on every road, including one at Kōṭṭāṟu, to strike terror into his enemies.' The *Vikramaśōḻan-ulā*⁵⁶ describes Kulōttunga as the king with the army which routed the carp of the enemy (Pāṇḍya), destroyed the bow (emblem of the Cēra) and twice destroyed the fleet at Śālai. The *Kalingattupparaṇi* confirms these accounts:⁵⁷