A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c14.53

c14.53

Rājarāja II ruled generally in peace till about 1173. Having no son, he chose Rājādhirāja II, the grandson of Vikrama Chola by a daughter, for the succession and appointed him yuvarāja in 1166. Rājarāja II's empire extended over the whole of the Telugu country up to Dākshārāma (Drākshārāma) and over large sections of Kongunād and the eastern part of Gangavādi. The hold of the central administration over the outlying parts of the empire was becoming less firm; and even at the centre, the administrative system was beginning to betray signs of weakness. Everywhere feudatory chieftains were becoming more and more assertive.