Chola invasion of Kalinga (1097)
The first Chola invasion of Kalinga by Kulothunga Chola I in 1097 was intended to avenge the invasion of Vengi by the forces of Kalinga. The war resulted in the subjugation of Kalinga and its reduction to the position of a tributary state of the Chola Empire.
| Chola invasion of Kalinga (1097) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Chola Empire | Kalinga | ||||||||
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Kulottunga I karunakara tondaiman | Unknown | ||||||||
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| Large number of civilians killed or enslaved | |||||||||
