Vikramaditya Varaguna

Vikramaditya (r. c. 884—911/912 AD or 920 AD) — better known as Vikramaditya "Varaguna"— was the last historically attested ruler of the Ay dynasty in south India. His surname indicates that he was a vassal of the Pandya ruler Varaguna II (r. 862—885 AD).

Vikramaditya is described as the ruler of the port of Vizhinjam. He was the immediate successor of Karunanthatakkan (r. c. 856/57–884 AD), the Ay ruler associated with the Parthasarathy Vishnu Temple. The religious pluralism of the Ay rulers during this period is demonstrated by Vikramaditya's various endowments — not only to Hindu temples, but also to a Buddhist vihara in central Kerala and to Jain temples.

The act of donation (898 AD) to a Buddhist vihara outside the Ay country is considered as a symbol of friendly attitude towards the medieval Chera rulers of Kerala (after the fall of the Pandyas in the battle of Sripurambiyan in c. 885 AD). Later years of Vikramaditya's reign coincided with the Chola conquest of the Pandya country under king Parantaka (in 910 AD). It is likely that the Ays were thus liberated from the Pandya rule.