Studies in Cola History and Administration c14.54

c14.54

'the chief of the Toṇḍaiyar bestowed the earth on his lord after thrusting aside the claims of others (to it).' There seems to be no reason to doubt the identity of the overlord of these three extracts with Abhaya Kulōttuṅga of the first. Moreover, the *Vikramaśōḻaṉ-ulā* mentions a Kāliṅgar-kōṇ (ll. 154-8), and its brief reference to his military successes leave, as will be seen presently, no doubt about his identity with our chieftain.