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Battle of Kudal-Sangamam
The Battle of Kudal-Sangamam was fought in 1062 by the forces of the Chola king Rajendra Chola II and the Western Chalukya king Someshvara I at Kudal-Sangamam, where the Krishna and the Tungabhadra meet.
Causes.
To avenge the Battle of Koppam, the Western Chalukya king Someshvara I set out with a large force led by his army commander or dandanatha, Valadeva. The forces met with the Chola army led by Rajendra Chola II at Mudukkaru or Kudal-Sangamam at the junction
previous disgrace, he was repeatedly routed in war and shamed even more with him losing not just his kingdom but even his wives, treasures, horses, elephants etc. ending up in possession of the Chola King[++]. Each time Someshvara-I lost, he had to sue for peace and became a tribute paying subordinate of Virarajendra. Someshvara-I took one final chance and called Virarajendra for battle.
Someshvara I wrote the Chola king assigning a site in a place called Kudal Sangamam for the battle, ironically near the