A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c13.18

c13.18

That ruler, after rescuing his country from the invasion of Narasimhavarman I and consolidating his power, turned to the task of avenging the fate of his father. Hostilities began even in the reign of Mahendravarman II, who sustained defeat somewhere in the Mysore country; and early in the reign of Parameśvaravarman, Vikramāditya advanced to the neighbourhood of Kāñchipuram, so that Parameśvaravarman had to seek refuge in flight. Vikramāditya marched to the banks of the Kaveri and encamped at Uraiyūr where he probably effected a junction with his ally, the Pāndya king. From his exile Parameśvaravarman gathered a large army and offered battle at Vilande to Bhūvikrama, the Ganga ally of Vikramāditya. The battle went against him and he lost to his enemy a valued crown jewel, the necklace which contained the gem ‘Ugrodaya’. Nothing daunted, he managed to send a counter-expedition into the Chālukya kingdom in order to divert the attention of his enemy. He then met the invading forces in battle at Peruvalanallūr, two miles north-west of Uraiyūr, and inflicted a decisive defeat on them. The expeditionary force returned with much booty after encounters with Vinayāditya and Vijayāditya, the son and grandson of Vikramāditya who had to leave the Pallava territory and retire to his own kingdom.