मधुराविजयम् /70
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(For particulars regarding Tundeeramandalam, Virinchipuram and
Paleru vide Slo. 49 & 50 in Sar. 4 with commentary.) After the
subjugation of Kanchi, a fierce battle took place, at the hill fort of
Rajagambhira. Mechanic warfare also was described. Kampa-
raju killed Champaraja and reigned over Kanchimandalam with
Marakathapuram as capital. (Slo. 82 in S. 4 and Slo. 1 in S. 5).
Historians' version about Champaraja is as follows:
"Two independent kingdoms were flourishing in the Dravidian
region during the time of Bukkaraya. One of them was the Sam-
sthanam of Sambuvaraya in Tondamandalam with Kanchi as its
capital. The second was the sultanate of Madhura. Both of
them came into being during the regime of Mohammad-Bin-
Toglak, emperor of Delhi, roughly contemporaneous with the
establishment of the Vijana Raj. Kapayanayakudu, Mummadi
Bollalarayalu joined together, rescued Tondamandalam from the
clutches of the Muslims and in 1335 A. D. installed Venruman
Kondan Sambuvaraya as its ruler. But he died in 1339 A. D.
within four years. His son Rajanarayana succeeded him in
1362 A. D."
It was during his regime, that Bukkaraya invaded and con-
quered Tondamandalam. The entire Dravidian country, to the
south of Tondamandalam, as far as Sethubandha (Rameswaram),
was under the hegemony of the Sultan of Madhura, also otherwise
known as Sultan of the South. In 1323, when Mohammad-Bin-
Toglak subdued and conquered the Pandya kingdom, he cons-
tituted it as a region within his empire and appointed an adminis-
trator for it. This is the version of history (page 159 of Maha-
mmadiya Mahayuga). They assume that Saamparaya referred to
therein was Champaraya himself. Even if it is contended that
Paleru vide Slo. 49 & 50 in Sar. 4 with commentary.) After the
subjugation of Kanchi, a fierce battle took place, at the hill fort of
Rajagambhira. Mechanic warfare also was described. Kampa-
raju killed Champaraja and reigned over Kanchimandalam with
Marakathapuram as capital. (Slo. 82 in S. 4 and Slo. 1 in S. 5).
Historians' version about Champaraja is as follows:
"Two independent kingdoms were flourishing in the Dravidian
region during the time of Bukkaraya. One of them was the Sam-
sthanam of Sambuvaraya in Tondamandalam with Kanchi as its
capital. The second was the sultanate of Madhura. Both of
them came into being during the regime of Mohammad-Bin-
Toglak, emperor of Delhi, roughly contemporaneous with the
establishment of the Vijana Raj. Kapayanayakudu, Mummadi
Bollalarayalu joined together, rescued Tondamandalam from the
clutches of the Muslims and in 1335 A. D. installed Venruman
Kondan Sambuvaraya as its ruler. But he died in 1339 A. D.
within four years. His son Rajanarayana succeeded him in
1362 A. D."
It was during his regime, that Bukkaraya invaded and con-
quered Tondamandalam. The entire Dravidian country, to the
south of Tondamandalam, as far as Sethubandha (Rameswaram),
was under the hegemony of the Sultan of Madhura, also otherwise
known as Sultan of the South. In 1323, when Mohammad-Bin-
Toglak subdued and conquered the Pandya kingdom, he cons-
tituted it as a region within his empire and appointed an adminis-
trator for it. This is the version of history (page 159 of Maha-
mmadiya Mahayuga). They assume that Saamparaya referred to
therein was Champaraya himself. Even if it is contended that