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Battle of Takkolam
The Battle of Takkolam was fought in 949 near Takkolam, north-west of Kanchipuram in present-day Tamil Nadu, between the Rashtrakuta emperor Krishna III, allied with the Western Ganga king Butuga II, and the army of the Chola king Parantaka I. The Chola crown prince Rajaditya was killed on his war elephant, and the Rashtrakutas occupied the Tondaimandalam region around Kanchi for some years.
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