A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c14.9

c14.9

One of Krishna’s daughters married the Chola monarch Āditya I and bore him a son called Kannaradeva. When Parāntaka became king, at the death of Āditya I, and prince Kannara was kept from the throne, Krishna espoused the cause of his grandson and invaded the Chola territory with the assistance of the Bāṇas and Vaidumbas. Parāntaka was assisted by the Ganga ruler Pṛthvīpati II, and a decisive battle was fought at Vallāla, modern Tiruvallam in the North Arcot district, which ended in disaster for Krishna and his allies. The Bāṇas lost their territory, which was handed over to Pṛthvīpati II, and the Vaidumbas also suffered for the support they had offered. The Rāṣṭrakūṭa war took place before 916.