The Colas c23.26

c23.26

The further stages of the war as recorded in Kulōttunga's inscriptions, all of them commencing *puyal vāyttu vaḷam peruga*, may now be briefly summarised. An inscription from Cidambaram dated on the 88th day of the ninth year⁵⁴ records the coronation of the king at his accession, and then states that the king despatched an army when Vikrama Pāṇḍya sought his aid and in the campaign that followed, the son of Vīra Pāṇḍya fell,⁵⁵ Īḷagam was subdued, and the army of the *maṛavas* (*maṛappaḍai*) was beaten, while the Siṅgaḷa soldiers had their noses cut off and rushed into the sea.⁵⁶ Vīra Pāṇḍya was attacked and compelled to turn back; Madura and his throne were seized from him and handed over to the Pāṇḍya (Vikrama) who had sought the aid of the conqueror; a pillar of victory was also set up. Another inscription, also from Cidambaram, dated on the 118th day of the eleventh year, says:⁵⁷