Rajaraja III

Rajaraja Chola III
மூன்றாம் இராஜராஜ சோழன்
Rajaraja Chola III; மூன்றாம் இராஜராஜ சோழன்
Rajakesari
	Chola territories c. 1246 CE
Reign	July 1216–1246 CE
Predecessor	Kulothunga Chola III
Successor	Rajendra Chola III
Born	Unknown
Died	1260 CE
Queen	Koothadum Naachiyaar
House	Cholas
Dynasty	Chola

Rajaraja Chola III succeeded Kulothunga Chola III on the Chola throne in July 1216 CE. Rajaraja came to the throne of a kingdom much reduced in size as well as influence. With the rise of the Pandya power in the south, the Cholas had lost most of their control of the territories south of the river Kaveri and their hold on the Vengi territories in the north was slipping with the emergence of the Hoysala power.

^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 46–49. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.

[sen2-1] Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 46–49. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.

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Rajaraja Chola III மூன்றாம் இராஜராஜ சோழன்
Rajakesari
Chola territories c. 1246 CE
Reign	July 1216–1246 CE^[1]
Predecessor	Kulothunga Chola III
Successor	Rajendra Chola III
Born	Unknown
Died	1260 CE
Queen	Koothadum Naachiyaar
House	Cholas
Dynasty	Chola