# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kulothunga-chola-iii
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:23:35.777Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kulothunga-chola-iii"
name: "Kulothunga Chola III"
slug: "kulothunga-chola-iii"
description: "Kulothunga III was a Chola emperor who ruled from c. 7 July 1178 to 1218. He ascended the throne after succeeding his elder brother Rajadhiraja II. Kulothunga Chola III gained success in war against his traditional foes. He gained victories in war against the Hoysalas, Pandyas of Madurai, Cheras of Venad, the Sinhalese kings of Polonnaruwa, as well as the Telugu Cholas of Velanadu and Nellore. He also restored Chola control over Karur, which were ruled by the Adigaman chiefs as vassals of the Cholas. He drove out the Hoysalas under Veera Ballala II who had made inroads in the Gangavadi and adjoining areas of Tagadur in Kongu country in an effort expand their territory. However, during the last two years of his reign, he lost in war to the resurgent Pandyas, heralded a period of steady decline and ultimately, demise of the Cholas by 1280 CE. Kulottunga III had alliances with the Hoysalas. The Hoysala king Veera Ballala married a Chola queen called Cholamahadevi and gave his daughter Somaladevi in marriage to Kulottunga III."
tagline: "King of the Chola empire"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Kulothunga_Chola_III_statchu_in_penneswaraar_temple%2C_peneswara_madam_villege_krishnagiri_district.jpg/330px-Kulothunga_Chola_III_statchu_in_penneswaraar_temple%2C_peneswara_madam_villege_krishnagiri_district.jpg"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1178"
deathDate: "1218"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump