Rajaraja II

Rajaraja II was a Chola emperor who reigned from 1150 to 1173. He was made his heir apparent and Co-Regent in 1146 and so the inscriptions of Rajaraja II count his reign from 1146. Rajaraja's reign began to show signs of the coming end of the dynasty.

Rajaraja II
KoParakesarivarman
Statue of Rajaraja II at Thanjavur Palace.
Chola Emperor
Reign1143 – 1173
PredecessorKulothunga II
SuccessorRajadhiraja II
Co-Regent of the Chola Empire
Reign1146 CE – 1150 CE
EmperorKulothunga II
PredecessorKulothunga II
SuccessorRajadhiraja II
BornGangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire (modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died1173
Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire (modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
QueenAvanimulududaiyal
Bhuvanimulududiyal
Ulagudai Mukkokilan
HouseChalukya Cholas
DynastyChola
FatherKulothunga II
MotherTyaagavalli
ReligionHinduism
Chola Kings and Emperors
Early Cholas
Ellalan205 BCE– c. 161 BCE
Kulakkottan
Ilamchetchenni
Karikala
Nedunkilli
Nalankilli
Killivalavan
Kopperuncholan
Kochchenganan
Perunarkilli
Interregnum (c. 200 – c. 848 CE)
Medieval Cholas
Vijayalaya 848–871?
Aditya I 871–907
Parantaka I 907–955
Rajaditya Chola 935–949
Gandaraditya 949–962
Arinjaya 955–956
Parantaka II (Sundara) 950–980
Aditya II (Karikala) 966–971
Uttama 971–987
Rajaraja I 985–1014
Rajendra I 1012–1044
Rajadhiraja 1018–1054
Rajendra II 1051–1063
Rajamahendra 1060–1063
Virarajendra 1063–1070
Athirajendra 1067–1070
Later Cholas
Kulothunga I 1070–1120
Vikrama 1118–1135
Kulothunga II 1133–1150
Rajaraja II 1146–1173
Rajadhiraja II 1166–1178
Kulothunga III 1178–1218
Rajaraja III 1216–1256
Rajendra III 1246–1279
Related
Related dynasties
Telugu Chodas of Andhra
Chodagangas of Kalinga
Nidugal Cholas of Karnataka
Rajahnate of Cebu
Rajahnate of Sanmalan
Chola society
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