Gandaraditya

Gandaraditha Chola
Rajakesari Varman, Merkey Ezhuntharulina Thevar
King of Tanjore
Reign955–956 CE
PredecessorParantaka I
SuccessorArinjaya
EmpressSembiyan Mahadevi
Viranarayaniyar
IssueUttama Chola
DynastyChola
FatherParantaka I
ReligionHinduism Jainism

Gandaraditha Chola succeeded his father Parantaka I and became the Chola king about 955 CE. He was also a Tamil literary poet in the Thiruvisaippa Palandu. He had a son named Madurantaka Chola also known as Uttama Chola, who became Chola emperor after his cousin Sundara Chola.

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