battle, medieval

Battle of Vijayawada

Name: Battle of Vijayawada
Location: India

Battle of Vijayawada was a battle fought in 1068 in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Chalukya–Chola wars. The recorded result: Chola victory; Coronation of Vijayaditya VII as Eastern Chalukya ruler. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1068

WhereIndia16.517N, 80.617E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeChola victory; Coronation of Vijayaditya VII as Eastern Chalukya ruler

BelligerentsWestern ChalukyasagainstChola Empire

Part ofChalukya–Chola wars

Record

Date	1068 (year precision)
Place	India 16.517N, 80.617E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Vikramaditya VI	Virarajendra Chola

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Condore 1758, 67 km SE
Siege of Masulipatam 1759, 67 km SE
Battle of Devarakonda 1458, 181 km W
Siege of Warangal, 1310 1309, 199 km NW
Siege of Warangal, 1323 1323, 199 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Kudal-Sangamam 1062

Elsewhere in 1068

Battle of Vijayawada is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872672, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vijayawada, revision 1370592481, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.