Aditha Karikalan

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Aditha Karikalan
Virapandiyan Thalai Konda Koparakesari Varman Karikalan
Mural of Prince Aditha Karikalan at Brihadisvara Temple
Co-Regent of the Chola Empire
Reign	966 - 971 CE
Emperor	Parantaka II
Predecessor	Parantaka II
Successor	Uttama Chola
Born	Aditha Karikalan 942 CE Tirukoilur, Chola Empire (modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	971 CE (aged 29) Melakadambur, Chola Empire
Spouse	Ilaada Madeviyar
Issue	Karikala Kannan
Dynasty	Chola
Father	Parantaka II
Mother	Vanavan Mahadevi
Religion	Hinduism

Aditya II (942 CE - 971 CE), also known as Aditha II or Adithya Karikalan, was a Chola prince who lived in the 10th century in India.^[1] He was born in Tirukoilur and was the eldest son of Parantaka Chola II. He was the elder brother of Rajaraja Chola I and Kundavai. He was called Virapandiyan Thalai Konda Koparakesari Varman Karikalan.^[2]