A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c14.49

c14.49

While still engaged in suppressing the Hoysalas, Vikramāditya renewed his designs against Kulottunga; possibly the success of the Hoysalas against that monarch in Gaṅgavāḍi encouraged him to do so. We cannot say whether he had anything to do with the revolt of the Koḷanu chieftain and the contumacy of Anantavarman Choḍa Gaṅga which led to two wars during the viceroyalty of Vikrama Chola. But he did interfere in Vengi from about 1115 and much more actively after 1118 when, at the instance of Kulottunga, Vikrama Chola left Vengi for the Chola country as yuvarāja. In 1118, Anantapāla, Vikramāditya’s famous general, is described as ruler of Vengi, other Chālukyan commanders are found established in other parts of the Telugu country, and the Chola power practically disappears for a number of years thereafter.