Kulottunga I

…confused until the emergence of Kulottunga I (reigned 1070–1122), but his reign was the last of any significance. The 12th and 13th centuries saw a gradual decline in Chola power, accelerated by the rise of the Hoysalas to the west and the Pandyas to the south.

Kulottunga I (reigned 1070–1122), who succeeded to both the Chola and Eastern Chalukya crowns by right of inheritance, was descended from the Cholas through his maternal lineage and from the Chalukyas through the paternal side. He wisely abandoned the Deccan and concentrated on uniting the…