Ruler · 957 – 973

Parantaka II

Lived 957 – 973. Chola king of Chola dynasty, 957 – 970; also in the line of Chola Empire.

Wikidata's English label: Parantaka Chola II.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 957 – 973; 16 years
In office: 15 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Chola king

Chola dynasty · the 5th of 19 dated reigns · 848 – 1279

1 before

Aditya I871 – 907

Parantaka I907 – 955

Arinjaya Chola956 – …

Parantaka II957 – 970

Rajaraja I985 – 1014

Rajendra I1014 – 1044

Rajadhiraja I1044 – 1054

11 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 957 – 970 · 13 years · came to it aged 0

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 970; they died in 973

Also in the line of Chola Empire (4th of 16).

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