Battle of Donur

Battle of Donur
	Part of Chalukya-Chola Wars
Date	1007 CE
Location	Donur
Result	Imperial Chola victory; Gangapadi and Nolambapadi remain with the Cholas;
Belligerents
Western Chalukyas	Chola Empire
Commanders and leaders
Satyashraya	Raja Raja Chola I Rajendra Chola I
Strength
unknown	900,000

Battle of Donur was a battle fought between the Cholas, during the reign of Raja Raja Chola I, and the Western Chalukya king Satyashraya at the town of in Bijapur district, Karnataka, in southern India, in 1007 CE. The Cholas were led by crown-prince Rajendra Chola I.

Causes[]

The Cholas had defeated the Gangas, weakened by the independence war waged against them by the Western Chalukyas, and conquered Gangapadi and Nolambapadi (Southern Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh).

Events[]

According to an inscription of Satyasraya from Dharwad, Rajaraja Nittavinoda Rajendra Vidyadhara, ornament of the Chola race, Nurmudi-Chola (one-hundred-crown Chola) invaded the Western Chalukya Empire in 1007 AD with an army of 900,000 soldiers, carrying fire and sword throughout the region.^[1] The invading troops advanced as far as Donur in Bijapur district on their way to the Chalukya capital Manyakheta, where they were met by the Chalukya army under Satyashraya. The Tanjore big temple inscriptions state that Rajendra Chola I destroyed the Western Chalukya capital.

References[]

^ James Heitzman, Wolfgang Schenkluhn. The World in the Year 1000. University Press of America, 2004. p. 311.

Bibliography[]

Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta (2000) [1935]. The Cōlas. Madras: University of Madras. pp. 176–177.

[1] James Heitzman, Wolfgang Schenkluhn. The World in the Year 1000. University Press of America, 2004. p. 311.

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