The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c13.s2.t3.6

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There was perhaps a lull in the warfare after the battle of Kaliḍinḍi, and during this time Rājēndra Chōḷa died, being succeeded by Rājādhirāja I. Rājādhirāja I, who was eager to restore the Chōḷa power over Vengi to its former absolute state, led an expedition into the coastal Telugu country as soon as he was firmly established as supreme ruler of the Chōḷa empire. Inscriptions dated in his 27th regnal year (A.D. 1045) refer for the first time to the earliest of his wars with Āhavamalla Sōmēśvara I. It is there stated that Rājādhirāja advanced at the head of his army, slew the Western Chālukya commanders, Gandappayyayan and Gangādharan, in a battle fought at Dhannāḍa (Dhānyakaṭaka) on the Kṛṣṇa, and compelled Vikki (Vikramāditya) and Vijayāditya (the rival and half-brother of Rājarāja) to retreat in disorder. He then penetrated into the Western Chāḷukya dominions and set fire to the important fort of Koḷippākai (Kulpak in the Hyderabad State) which stood on the frontier between the territories of Kalyāṇi and Vengi.