Kulothunga Chola III

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Gangaikonda_Cholapuram
gptkb:Thanjavur
gptkbp:contemporaryOf gptkb:Jatavarman_Sundara_Pandyan_I
gptkb:Vira_Ballala_II
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chola_Empire
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Chola_dynasty
gptkbp:era gptkb:Medieval_India
gptkbp:father gptkb:Rajadhiraja_Chola_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kulothunga Chola III
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage Numerous Tamil inscriptions
gptkbp:knownFor Decline of Chola power
Last powerful Chola king
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:notableEvent Built Kampaheswarar Temple at Thirubuvanam
Faced Hoysala invasions
Faced Kalinga invasions
Faced decline of Chola navy
Faced economic challenges
Faced internal rebellions
Faced succession disputes
Fought against Pandyas
Issued copper plate grants
Issued land grants
Lost territories to Pandyas
Maintained Chola prestige for a time
Maintained diplomatic relations with Sri Lanka
Maintained temple endowments
Patronized literature
Patronized temples
Supported Shaivism
Supported Vaishnavism
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Rajaraja_Chola_III
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rajadhiraja_Chola_II
gptkbp:regionRuled gptkb:South_India
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:reign 1178–1218 CE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kalyani
gptkb:Narasambikai
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rajaraja_Chola_III
gptkbp:templeBuiltBy gptkb:Kampaheswarar_Temple
Improvements to Chidambaram Temple
Improvements to Srirangam Temple
gptkbp:title gptkb:Rajakesari
gptkb:Parakesari
gptkb:Tribhuvana_Chakravartin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rajaraja_Chola_II
gptkb:Ramavataram
gptkb:Kambar
gptkb:Rajaraja_Chola_III
gptkb:Tribhuvana_Chakravartin
gptkb:Battle_of_Talaiyalanganam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6