Editing Aditya I (section)

== Battle of Sripurambiyam ==
{{Main|Battle of Thirupurambiyam}}
In 878 CE, Pandyan king [[Varagunavarman II]] invaded the Chola country to check the Pallava influence. But Varagunavarman was opposed by Aparajita, the son of [[Nriputungavarman]] Pallava, who had become yuvaraja. Aditya Chola I and Western Ganga king Prithvipati I supported Aparajita in the battle happened at Sripurambiyam. The Pandyan monarch suffered a crushing defeat, although Prithvipati I lost his life in the battle. Aditya Chola gained some new territory from his Pallava overlord after this victory.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=K.A. |first=Nilakanta Sastri |title=A History of South India from Prehistoric to the Fall of Vijayanagar |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1955 |pages=Page=166-167 |language=English}}</ref>