Karunakara Tondaiman

Karunakara Tondaiman
Karunakara Tondaiman
	Sculpture of Karunakara Tondaiman at Draksharama.
Birth name	Thiruvarangan
Born	Kumbakonam, Chola Empire ; (modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire (modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Allegiance	Chola Empire
Service/branch	Chola army
Rank	Senathipathi
Commands held	Chola Army in Sri Lanka and Kalinga
Battles/wars	Sinhalese Revolts(1070); Chola invasion of Kalinga(1110); Chalukya–Chola wars(1070-1120);
Spouse(s)	Alagiyamanavalini Mangai Ālvār

Karunakara Tondaiman was a general of Chola Emperor Kulottunga I. He is renowned for leading the Chola invasion of Kalinga during the reign of Kulottunga I and is the hero of Jayamkondar's poem Kalinkkattuparani In the Parani poem he is referred to as the lord of Vandai. while in the Draksharamam inscription of Kulottunga I, he is called as Vanduvaraja and Pallavaraja. He also served as a minister under Kulothunga Chola's son and successor, Vikrama Chola.

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