Upon the accession of Karikala, at a young age, there was a civil conflict in the Chola territory. By the time Karikala had succeeded in vanquishing rival claimants and establishing his hold over the territory, the neighboring Chera and Pandya rulers saw their opportunity. The two rulers formed a confederacy which also included eleven Velir chieftains apart from the two major rulers and invaded the Chola territory.[citation needed] It is unclear why even the Velir who were generally the allies of the Cholas stood against Karikala, though Karikala by his brilliant stratagem inflicted a crushing defeat on the alliance in the ensuing encounter at Venni. Following his defeat, the Chera ruler Uthiyan Cheralathan starved himself to death (suicide by slow starvation).
The battle is generally considered historical and dated approximately to 190[1] CE.
battle, venni, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2020, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Battle of Venni news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Battle of Venni was a military engagement fought by the early historic Chola Uraiyur ruler Karikala with a confederacy of Pandya Madurai and Chera rulers Venni is identified with present day Kovilvenni near Thanjavur southern India Battle of VenniDatec 130 CELocationVenni near Thanjavur ResultDecisive victory for KarikalaBelligerentsCholas Uraiyur Pandyas Madurai Cheras About a dozen Minor Velir chiefsCommanders and leadersKarikalaUthiyan Cheralathan Pandya ruler Velir chiefsUpon the accession of Karikala at a young age there was a civil conflict in the Chola territory By the time Karikala had succeeded in vanquishing rival claimants and establishing his hold over the territory the neighboring Chera and Pandya rulers saw their opportunity The two rulers formed a confederacy which also included eleven Velir chieftains apart from the two major rulers and invaded the Chola territory citation needed It is unclear why even the Velir who were generally the allies of the Cholas stood against Karikala though Karikala by his brilliant stratagem inflicted a crushing defeat on the alliance in the ensuing encounter at Venni Following his defeat the Chera ruler Uthiyan Cheralathan starved himself to death suicide by slow starvation The battle is generally considered historical and dated approximately to 190 1 CE References edit Battle of Venni Retrieved 1 October 2023 Sastri K A Nilakanta A History of South India From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar p 113 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Venni amp oldid 1178274739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
