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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{more citations needed|date=June 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox military operation<br /> | location = [[Pandya Nadu]]<br /> | target = [[Madurai]]<br /> | commanded_by = Kuttaka<br /> | planned_by = [[Sena II of Anuradhapura|Sena II]]<br /> }}<br /> {{Campaignbox Anuradhapura period conflicts}}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Sack of Madurai in 862&#039;&#039;&#039; was a military expedition led by the [[Anuradhapura Kingdom|Anuradhapura]] King [[Sena II of Anuradhapura|Sena II]], whose army under the command of general [[Kuttaka]], invaded the region of [[Pandya Nadu|Pandi Nadu]] and seized [[Madurai]], the capital of the [[Pandya dynasty|Pandya Empire]] then ruled by [[Srimara Srivallabha]].<br /> <br /> The invasion ended in victory with [[Varagunavarman II]] being crowned as the king of Pandyas by general Kuttaka.<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> War between the [[Pandya]] and [[Anuradhapura]] kingdoms begun during the reign of [[Sena I of Anuradhapura]]. Sena I later, entered negotiations with the Pandyans, and [[Srimara Srivallabha]], who invaded Anuradhapura, left. Pandya was also at war against the [[Chola]]s, who made an alliance with the Hoysalas and [[Eastern Ganga dynasty|Eastern Ganga]], to defeat the Pandyans led by Srivallabha.<br /> <br /> ==Invasion of Pandya==<br /> [[Sena II of Anuradhapura|Sena II, King of Anuradhapura]], a royal namesake, invaded the Pandya kingdom in 862 with a powerful naval force.&lt;ref&gt;The Evolution of an Ethnic Identity: The Tamils in Sri Lanka C. 300 BCE to C. 1200 CE. p. 189&lt;/ref&gt; The invading force entered the city of [[Madurai]], and sacked it. Sena II asked the commander of the expeditionaries, Kuttaka, to look for treasures and bring back all the treasures of [[Anuradhapura Kingdom|Anuradhapura]] taken by the Srimara Srīvallabha&#039;s forces. The forces of Sena II allied with a Tamil rebel leader named, [[Varagunavarman II|Varagunavarman]]. Srimara Srīvallabha was handling a [[Pallava dynasty|Pallava]] invasion from the North. Despite this, the invasion from the southern flank caused him to flee to the North, however he died in warfare.&lt;ref&gt;Journal of Indian History - Volume 45. p. 6&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Varagunavarman II was crowned as king of Pandya by Kuttaka. After touring the Pandya country, Kuttaka returned to Anuradhapura with the treasure of Madurai.&lt;ref&gt;Lives of Indian Images. p. 59&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Anuradhapura period topics}}<br /> {{Armed Conflicts Involving Sri Lanka}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Wars involving Sri Lanka]]<br /> [[Category:Overseas empires]]<br /> [[Category:Kingdom of Anuradhapura]]<br /> [[Category:Madurai]]<br /> [[Category:Invasions of India]]<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Anuradhapura_Invasion_of_Pandya}}</div>

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