Aditha Karikalan
| Aditha Karikalan | |
|---|---|
| Virapandiyan Thalai Konda Koparakesari Varman Karikalan | |
Mural of Prince Aditha Karikalan at Brihadisvara Temple | |
| Co-Regent of the Chola Empire | |
| Reign | 966–971 |
| Emperor | Parantaka II |
| Predecessor | Parantaka II |
| Successor | Uttama Chola |
| Born | Aditha Karikalan 942 Tirukoilur, Chola Empire (modern day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 971 (aged 28–29) Melakadambur, Chola Empire |
| Spouse | Ilaada Madeviyar |
| Issue | Karikala Kannan, aka Karikala Karnan |
| Dynasty | Chola |
| Father | Parantaka II |
| Mother | Vanavan Mahadevi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Chola kings and emperors |
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| Interregnum (c. 200 – c. 848 CE) |
| Related |
Aditya II (942–971), also known as Aditha Karikalan, was a Chola prince who lived in the 10th century in India. He was born in Tirukoilur and was the eldest son of Parantaka Chola II. He was the elder brother of Rajaraja Chola I and Kundavai. He was called Virapandiyan Thalai Konda Koparakesari Varman Karikalan. Archaelogists also posit that he might have been known as Parthivendra Pallavan in the Northern parts of the kingdom.