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Kulottunga I

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Kulothunga Chola united the thrones of Cholas and Vengi. Chola Empire was in its peak (in size) reaching as far as river Krishna in east coast and Tungabatra river in west. In his reign, Cholas invaded Kalinga in 1110 under the famous Chola commander, Karunakara Thondaiman, a Pallava prince, which devasted Kalinga. This invasion by Karunagara Pallava inspired the celebrated Tamil literary work Kalingathupparani , by Jayankondar