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Velvikkudi Grant describes the Pandya foray in to the Ganga kingdom (a vassal of the
Chalukyas). It says that the Western Chalukya king was defeated by the Pandya king in a battle at Venbai. Subsequently, a Ganga princess was offered in marriage to a Pandya prince (a son of the Pandya king). The
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to subjugate the country of Mala Kongam (borders of Trichy and
Thanjavur districts). The Malava king who suffered defeat gave his daughter in marriage to Rajasimha. It seems that the conquests of the Pandya extended up to Pandikkodumudi (Kodumudi).
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Rajasimha is reportly to have "renewed the cities of Kudal, Vanchi and Kozhi". It is possible that this is a reference to the conquest of the ancient capitals of the
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