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== Batalla de Koppam ==

The [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola Chola] forces were in battle with the Chalukyan army at Koppam ([//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppal Koppal]) located on the [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungabhadra_River Tungabhadra River] in 1053–54 AD.<ref name="Ancient Indian History and Civilization, page 384">''Ancient Indian History and Civilization, page 384''</ref><ref name="The Cambridge Shorter History of India, page 190">''The Cambridge Shorter History of India, page 190''</ref> Rajadhiraja was personally leading the Chola army from atop a war elephant to help rally the retreating Cholas. Prince Rajendra, the younger brother of Rajadhiraja, was holding himself in reserve. The Chalukyan army then concentrated on the elephant on which the Chola king was riding and wounded him mortally. Seeing the emperor falling dead, the Chola army retreated in disarray.<ref name="ReferenceB">Ancient Indian History and Civilization von Sailendra Nath Sen p.384</ref> At that stage Rajendra entered the fray. Once again the Chalukya army concentrated on the leader. Rajendra-II was as valorous as his brave father and was a born leader of men. He immediately sensed that with the death of their King Rajadhiraja-I, the Chola army was in a disarray, he announced his taking over as the next Chola monarch and ordered the capable Chola army to continue fighting without letting up.<ref>Ancient Indian History and Civilization by Sailendra Nath Sen: p.384</ref> His unparalleled response and restoration of order by deciding to lead from the front on the battlefield simply re-galvanized his army which had among its ranks, several generals serving the Chola army from the times of Raja Raja I and Rajendra Chola I. He had many nephews and . Needless to add, the Chalukya army was simply unprepared for this kind of a reaction from any army which had lost its original leader and were simply no match. From inscriptions of Rajendra-II, we know that his elder brother Rajadhiraja-I was killed in the battle at Koppam in which Rajendra-II had participated along with his other brothers. Even Rajendra-II had been injured initially and had withdrawn from the battle, but he came back and turned the tables on the Ahavamalla (Someshvara-I, who called himself 'Trailokyamalla' – lord of three worlds). At the end of the battle, the Chalukyas were defeated and a number of officers of their army lay dead on the field. In this battle multiple opponents viz. Jaysinghan, the younger brother of the Salukki, Pulikesi, Dasapanman etc., were killed by Rajendradeva.<ref name="South Indian Inscriptions: Miscellaneous inscriptions in Tamil (4 pts. in 2), page 62">''South Indian Inscriptions: Miscellaneous inscriptions in Tamil (4 pts. in 2), page 62''</ref>

 

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