A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c14.39

c14.39

The bestowal of the Vengi kingdom on Vijayāditya VII by Virarājendra had kept Rājendra (Kulottunga) out of the throne that was rightfully his, and that able prince naturally took advantage of the death of Virarājendra to press his claims both to Vengi and to the Chola throne. Vikramāditya proceeded to Kāñchi, nipped a rebellion in the bud, installed Adhirājendra formally on the throne at Gangaikondaśolapuram and returned after a month to the banks of the Tungabhadra. Soon after, he heard that the Chola king had lost his life in a popular rising and that Rājendra, the ruler of Vengi, had captured the vacant Chola throne. It is thus clear that Rājendra made excellent use of the short interval after the death of Virarājendra to expel Vijayāditya from Vengi and capture the Chola throne as well.