Naralokaviran

Naralokaviran, also known by the title Kalinga Rayan, was a general in the Chola army during the reign of Kulothunga I (1070 – 1120) and his successor Vikrama Chola (1118 – 1135). He led many Chola campaigns in the deep south and distinguished himself in the Pandya Wars. He had many titles such as "Madurantaka Ponnambala-koothar", "Sabharnataka", "Kalinga Rayan", "Porkoyil-Thondaiman", "Koothan", "Thondaiyarkon", and the "Lion of Kalinga".

Naralokaviran is also known for subduing the rebelling medieval Chera king of Kerala for his Chola overlord. The port of Quilon was recovered by the Pandya-Chola forces in c. 1097 AD. However, the Cheras were able to recover Quilon-Trivandrum-Nagercoil region around 1100/02 AD (and thus "fixing the southern limit of the country at Kottar"). These losses were later (c. 1102 - c. 1118) recovered by Jatavarman Parakrama Pandya for Vikrama Chola.