Arinjaya Chola
| Arinjaya Chola | |
|---|---|
| Parakesari Varman, Arikulakesari | |
| Reign | 956-957 CE |
| Predecessor | Gandaraditya |
| Successor | Parantaka Chola II |
| Born | 897 CE Thanjavur |
| Died | 957 CE Aarur (Tiruvarur) |
| Empresses | Kalyani Viman Kundaviyar Kothai Pirattiyar |
| Issue | Parantaka Chola II (Sundara Chola) |
| Dynasty | Chola |
| Father | Parantaka I |
| Mother | Chera princess of Paluvettaraiyar family |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Chola kings and emperors |
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| Interregnum (c. 200 – c. 848 CE) |
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Arinjaya Chola was a ruler of the Chola kingdom. He was the third son of Parantaka I and the younger brother of Gandaraditya Chola, whom he is thought to have succeeded in about 956. Arinjaya Chola was succeeded by his son Sundara Chola (Parantaka II) as Madurantaka Uttama Chola was not old enough to ascend the throne. Arinjaya seems to have ruled for a very short time.
Recent scholarship suggests that Arinjaya was the son of a Chera princess (hence a half-brother to prince Rajaditya). As per the Anbil plates of Sundara Chola, Arinjaya's mother was the daughter of Paluvettaraiyar, therein described as a Chera prince.